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Welcome to NSG News24, NationStates General's news thread. "Complete with expert commentary!"

A news thread? But there are lots of news threads in this forum!

Precisely.

The NSG News24 thread aims at providing links to all the "hot news" threads, for reference, for a quick selection, and to ensure (hopefully) that there are no more news thread duplications.

So what is NSG News24, and how does it work?

As you can see, it's a nation account. The nation page is here (http://www.nationstates.net/nsg_news24). How it works is very simple.

This thread's OP will link to all current / recent news threads, categorising them by date and theme (i.e. "United Kingdom", "Japan", "Science", "Culture", etc...). It will be updated regularly to show links only to, say, threads from the past week or so.

Obviously this needs to be a cooperative effort. So, if you'd like to help keep this OP to date, TG me (at NSG News 24) for the password to that account. It'll be an account operated by multiple players. (I'm not making the password public, because I want to avoid vandalism.)

If you don't want to be one of the OP editors, you can contributing by posting links to news threads in this thread, and one of the NSG News24 operators will add them to the OP.

If a thread has been archived, please do not post in it - it will almost certainly be gravedigging


Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

SCIENCE
* "Microwave ovens kill bacteria" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515459), by Sel Appa

AUSTRALIA
* "Australian Flag 'Discouraged' at Sydney Big Day Out?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515373), by Akai Oni
* "Australian airline grounds passenger for anti-Bush T-shirt" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515448), by Congo--Kinshasa

AUSTRALIA / UNITED KINGDOM
* "Penguins in Jumpers (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515395), by Luipaard

CANADA
* "Stephane Dion: future Prime Minister or dud?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515494), by Evil Cantadia

CHILE
* "Ex-Chilean leader 'was murdered'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515447), by Congo--Kinshasa

FRANCE
* "Abbé Pierre, defender of the homeless, has died today" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515425), by Ariddia

GERMANY
* "Germany to Free Terrorists?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515439), by Laerod

IRAQ
* "Bomb attacks in Iraq: at least 100 dead" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515409), by Ariddia
* "surge it is.. at least 27 GIs, 151 Iraqis Die in Deadly Weekend" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515427), by OcceanDrive2

MOROCCO / UNITED STATES
* "Guantanamo ex-detainees cleared of terrorism charges" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515187), by Ariddia

NETHERLANDS
* "Dutch brewery creates beer for dogs" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515455), by Ariddia

NORTH KOREA (DPRK) / UNITED STATES
* "Bizarre: US defector living in North Korea" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515508), by Ariddia

RUSSIA / UNITED STATES
* "Missile shield 'threatens Russia'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515411), by Nationalist Sozy

SOMALIA / CANADA
* "'Canadians hold power in Somalia'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515230), by Ariddia

UNITED KINGDOM
* "British judges oppose rape law reforms" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515499), by The Infinite Dunes

UNITED STATES
* "Bush 'must fight climate change'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515497), by Congo--Kinshasa
* "Bush to tax health insurance" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515438), by Snafturi
* "Bush Poll Ratings Before Speech Fall to Nixon's Level" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515478), by Daistallia 2104
* "Anti-spanking bill" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515404), by Morganatron
* "silliness: Viagra increases spread of AIDS !!!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515437), by OcceanDrive2

VENEZUELA
* "Chavez: Go to hell, gringos!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515443), by Zarakon


Sunday, January 21st, 2007

THE DCD SPECIALS TABLOID SECTION
* "29 year old preteen tricks sex offenders" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515127), by Drunk commies deleted
* "Ten years in prison because the government persecutes Christians" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515124), by Drunk commies deleted

MISC.
* " MPAA will finally change how it rates movies!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515200), by Sel Appa
* "Dog's day may come" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515149), by Anti-Social Darwinism
* "Under 30? No violent video games for you!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515022), by Zarakon

PHILIPPINES
* "Abu Sayyaf leader confirmed dead" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515133), by Drunk commies deleted

SOMALIA
* "Last Strong Warlord in Somali hands over techincals and troops" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515179), by The Lone Alliance

TURKEY
* "Armenian Assassinated for 'insulting Turkishness'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515152), by Pyotr

UNITED STATES
* "Breaking News: Hillary Running For President!!!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515134), by The Nazz
* "Efficient government?? Democrats prove it can be done" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514980), by Unabashed Greed
* "Man holes up in house, refuses to pay taxes" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514967), by Greill


Friday, January 19th 2007

TECHNOLOGY
* "Plug yourself in for a better night's sleep, and improved memory... " (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514888), by Pure Metal

JUST PLAIN WEIRD
* "Mom says dead son needs to be a dad..." (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514884), by Morganatron

CAMBODIA
* "Cambodian girls gone wild" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515000), by Drunk commies deleted

CHINA
* "Chinese test missile obliterates satellite" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514918), by Drunk commies deleted

FRANCE
* "France honours those who saved Jews from deportation" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514903), by Ariddia

LIBERIA
* "All-Woman UN Force to go to Liberia" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515004), by Eve Online

RWANDA
* "Rwanda may abolish death penalty" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514993), by Ariddia

UNITED STATES
* "Dr. No: 'Escalation Is Hardly the Answer'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514957), by Congo--Kinshasa
* "Man holes up in house, refuses to pay taxes" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514967), by Greill

VENEZUELA
* "Rule by decree passed for Chavez" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514968), by Congo-Kinshasa


Thursday, January 18th 2007

SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT
* "Just in case you ran out of things to worry about..." (or: "Polar Bear Genitals are Shrinking") (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514841), by Intestinal fluids
* "5 Minutes to Doomsday!!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514772), by CanuckHeaven

JUST PLAIN WEIRD
* "Got a headache? Maybe it's brain worms." (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514755), by Drunk Commies Deleted

MISC.
* "Most Obvious News Story Ever..." (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514760), by Snafturi

GERMANY
* "Hurricane in Germany" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514857), by Eve Online

IRAN
* "Iran is Ready for Nuke Standoff..." (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514853), by King Bodacious

IRAN / UNITED STATES
* "Iranian troops Shuts Down US Spy Drone" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514836), by OcceanDrive2

IRAQ / UNITED STATES
* "Iraqi PM Malaki: US has failed to equip Iraqi soldiers properly" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514878), by OcceanDrive2

NORTH KOREA (DPRK)
* "Monster Bunnies For North Korea" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514874), by Farnhamia

RUSSIA
* Russia 'cracks down on illegal immigrants'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514824), by Ariddia

UNITED KINGDOM
* "Big Brother backing sponsorship pulled over allegations of racism" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514881), by I V Stalin

UNITED STATES
* "President Bush won't reauthorize eavesdropping" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514786), by King Bodacious
* "WalMart supports piracy!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514862), by Rejistania


ARCHIVES

Wednesday, January 17th 2007

TECHNOLOGY
* "An end to online anonymity?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514703), by Poliwanacraca

JUST PLAIN WEIRD
* "Does this count as recycling?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514754), by Drunk commies deleted

IRAN
* "Ahmadinejad's 'future in doubt'?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514735), by New Burmesia


Tuesday, January 16th 2007

AUSTRALIA
* "Burkini" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514646), by Smunkeeville

CANADA
* "59 percent of Quebecers say they're racist: poll" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514583), by Congo--Kinshasa

CÔTE D'IVOIRE
* "'Africa Paradis': an original film from Côte d'Ivoire" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=513875), by Ariddia

CUBA
* "Castro 'worse after failed operations'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514618), by I V Stalin

FRANCE
* "French government pledges to make housing a legal right" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=513221), by Ariddia

IRAQ
* "Iraq: Over 34,000 Iraqis killed in 2006" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514629), by Ariddia

ISRAEL / SYRIA
* "Secret Israel and Syria talk. A pull out of the Golan Heights?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514606), by The Black Hand of Nod

PAKISTAN
* "Pakistani military destroys 'militant camps'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514635), by Ariddia

PHILIPPINES
* "US Soldiers Fighting in Philippines" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514645), by OcceanDrive2

SAUDI ARABIA / IRAQ
* "Saudi Arabia may send troops into Iraq" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514667), by UnitedStatesOfAmerica-

UNITED STATES
* "Polls say Bush needs to stay off television" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514593), by The Nazz
* "MLK Demonstrations" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514592), by Allemonde
* "Major source of funds for global warming skeptics pulled!" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514197), by PsychoticDan
* "Testing the waters?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514637), by New Burmesia
* "Net Neutrality Legislation Introduced" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=513964), by Zarakon
* "Life In Prison For Adultery?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514655), by Eve Online


Monday, January 15th 2007

SCIENCE
* "Thickening Antarctic Ice" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514522), by Llewdor
* "Water harvester creates 500 gallons of water a day" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514561), by Greater Valia

TECHNOLOGY
* "Toshiba touts 51GB HD DVD" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514557), by Pure Metal

CANADA
* "'"...sitting on his armoured butt cheeks...'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514351), by Rhaomi

EGYPT
* "Journalist in court for report on police violence" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514363), by Ariddia

FRANCE / UNITED KINGDOM
* "France wanted to join the Commonwealth..." (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514499), by I V Stalin

GERMANY
* "It's not often Europe makes me angry" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514508), by Greyenivol Colony
* "Pigs outnumber people in German state" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514434), by Celtlund

INDONESIA
* "Couple Caned In Indonesia's Aceh For Having Sex" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514358), by Proggresica

IRAN / VENEZUELA
* "Iran and Venezuela fund Anti-US war chest to aid country against US 'imperialism'" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514382), by Captain pooby

IRAQ
* "Saddam's half-brother hanged" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514529), by Gravlen

UNITED STATES
* "California Man Files Lawsuit to Take Wife's Last Name" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514376), by Allegheny County 2
* "U.S. staff sergeant relieved of duties after posing nude for Playboy" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514491), by Congo--Kinshasa
* "Would you risk death for a video game?" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514442) by Eve Online


Irreverent, irrelevant... NSG News24!

I wanna know whose puppet you are.
But good idea.

I wanna know whose puppet you are.
But good idea.

Ariddia's. And thanks. :)

OO are there openoings for correspondents?

YAY!!! I made the news.

This is a good idea. I like it.

*throws the remote away*

OO are there openoings for correspondents?

Of course! If you'd like to contribute to keeping the OP up to date, simply send a TG (http://www.nationstates.net/nsg_news24) to this account, and you'll get the password.

Ariddia's. And thanks. :)

Ah! Nice idea. Like I said.

This is actually a pretty good idea. Original.

I declare this thread to be teh win!

Ahh yes I remember you talking about this from the other thread, interesting.

I still think "News, Commentary, Debate" is a better tagline...:p

I'm just bitter, though that feeling is quelled somewhat by being a contributor to the first NSG News bulletin. :)

I still think "News, Commentary, Debate" is a better tagline...:p

I'm just bitter, though that feeling is quelled somewhat by being a contributor to the first NSG News bulletin. :)

Would you like me to reinstate that bitter feeling?





I was THE first contributor. Pwned :) :p

Will NSG News24 have an RSS feed? If it doesn't then I'm not interested.

Will NSG News24 have an RSS feed? If it doesn't then I'm not interested.

Ya know....if we could set that up..that would be cool.

Ariddia's. And thanks. :)

did you have to make a puppet? I i was doing this I would have used my main nation.

did you have to make a puppet? I i was doing this I would have used my main nation.

The point was that it's a multi acount, where more then one person can use it.

Would you like me to reinstate that bitter feeling?

I was THE first contributor. Pwned :) :p
Doesn't work - I meant that one of my threads was part of the first bulletin. The first contributor would be Llewdor.

Now who's pwned? (http://arinola.justgotowned.com) :p

Ariddia's. And thanks. :)

good idea aridd :)

you didn't get the idea from arridiaTV (PINA) by any chance, did you? ;) :p

Will NSG News24 have an RSS feed?

It will if you - or someone else - sets it up. ;)


did you have to make a puppet? I i was doing this I would have used my main nation.

I'm not giving anyone access to my main nation. A puppet, by contrast, can be multi-operated.

Besides, it's more stylish. :D


good idea aridd

you didn't get the idea from arridiaTV (PINA) by any chance, did you?

Thanks... and yes, I suppose that was part of it. ;)

Didn't I try this already...I didn't have the funky graphics...oh well.

Didn't I try this already...I didn't have the funky graphics...oh well.

Now you realise your mistake. Funky graphics are everything.

It will if you - or someone else - sets it up. ;)Hah, I have no idea how to set them up. All I know is that that automatically update and that firefox's way of displaying rss feeds is precisely ten times better than IE7's way.

Expect a lawsuit from France24.

:D

Hah, I have no idea how to set them up. All I know is that that automatically update and that firefox's way of displaying rss feeds is precisely ten times better than IE7's way.

IE7 is a joke...

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Irreverent, irrelevant... NSG News24!

Ariddia's. And thanks. :)
What a cool idea. And I love the snazzy graphics. :)

Also, this should come in very handy to avoid multiple threads on the same topic in the future - everyone making a "news" thread should come here and check first if it doesn't already exist under a name that may not exactly be obvious.

I made a new thread about "news"... You know, current events thingie? See, right here? (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514529) Should I post here saying so, is that the idea? 'cause I'd like to see my name in light up on the big board, yessirree Bob, I would indeed! :)

Now you realise your mistake. Funky graphics are everything.
Who was Robert Wilson?

And what's Fnord got to do with him?

You should probably use this:

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To aviod making the OP to large.
But how do you fit a link into such tags?

Expect a lawsuit from France24. :D


Nah. Few people outside France have even heard of it. ;)


What a cool idea. And I love the snazzy graphics.

Also, this should come in very handy to avoid multiple threads on the same topic in the future - everyone making a "news" thread should come here and check first if it doesn't already exist under a name that may not exactly be obvious.

Thanks! And yes, that's the idea.


I made a new thread about "news"... You know, current events thingie? See, right here? Should I post here saying so, is that the idea? 'cause I'd like to see my name in light up on the big board, yessirree Bob, I would indeed!

Yep. I'll add it to the OP. :)


You should probably use this
To aviod making the OP to large.


Well, I'm thinking of removing older threads regularly, but perhaps using such code could enable us to keep "archives". Thanks for the suggestion.

Expect a lawsuit from France24.

:DOr BBC News 24?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcnews24/listings/index.shtml?service_id=4352&day=today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/front_page/bulletins/nb_rm_default.stm

BBC News 24 is so cool. They have an audio and video RSS feeds. :eek:

Who was Robert Wilson?

And what's Fnord got to do with him?

Robert Anton Wilson wrote the Illuminatus! Trilogy and coined the term Fnord

Who was Robert Wilson?

And what's Fnord got to do with him?Ah, but sweetie - here's the thread about it: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514366.
So much for "up on the current news", eh? :p

Or BBC News 24?
Or crappy German N24 (http://www.n24.de/)?

So yeah, I'd say Ariddia should be safe from any lawsuits about a lousy 24. ;)
Except maybe from these guys (http://www.fox.com/24/). :eek:

I think 24 is Fox news here......

EDIT: Channel 24, not the show..

Did anyone catch the premiere yesterday? I missed it. :(

BBC News 24 is so cool. They have an audio and video RSS feeds. :eek:

Bah, that's nothing. France 24 (http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/news/world.html) has lots of videos, including a live video feed. ;)

Yep. I'll add it to the OP. :)
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Oh, OK.
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Ah, but sweetie - here's the thread about it: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=514366.
So much for "up on the current news", eh? :p
I didn't say I was up on everything...

Um, and yeah, maybe it was another diversion, to make you think that I hadn't seen this? Hmm? Yeah That's what it was! Absolutely! Mind games! :eek:

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But how do you fit a link into such tags?The solution is to create two threads. One which just contains your news items, and the other which is the main discussion thread and contains a link to the news thread (or the news post in the news thread) in the OP.

eg.
A thread link
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A post link
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I just found this -
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/misc.php?do=bbcode Very cool. Tells you all the different codes you can use on this forum and how to use them

How to make text very very small. And the noparse tags. and yeah... coolness.

The solution is to create two threads. One which just contains your news items, and the other which is the main discussion thread and contains a link to the news thread (or the news post in the news thread) in the OP.

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I just found this -
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/misc.php?do=bbcode Very cool. Tells you all the different codes you can use on this forum and how to use them

How to make text very very small. And the noparse tags. and yeah... coolness.

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I just found this -
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/misc.php?do=bbcode Very cool. Tells you all the different codes you can use on this forum and how to use them

How to make text very very small. And the noparse tags. and yeah... coolness.

I love you now. Sooooo much. The noparse and highlight ones will come in handy. As will the thread and post links.
Woot, experimentation

Nope it's allright i've already solved it in an easier way:

just wrap it in code, then wrap it in a link:

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Very good sir. I had thought about that, but I thought if it was in a code box it would ignore the url tags. Ah well. I was wrong.

Nah. Few people outside France have even heard of it. ;)

*flips on France24* Hey elections are coming up soon!

Very good sir. I had thought about that, but I thought if it was in a code box it would ignore the url tags. Ah well. I was wrong.

I thought so too, though now it seems I was thinking of php tags. They ignore tags.

*flips on France24* Hey elections are coming up soon!

Well, not just yet, but in a few weeks. :)

Well, not just yet, but in a few weeks. :)

what do you think people mean when they say "soon"? in 5 minutes?

what do you think people mean when they say "soon"? in 5 minutes?

I was making polite conversation, you silly boy. :p

Well, not just yet, but in a few weeks. :)

Im just saying, I wouldnt be surprised if the thread starter gets a call from Chirac pretty soon...

*dramatic music*

Didn't I try this already...I didn't have the funky graphics...oh well.

Found it! Link (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440578)

Found it! Link (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=440578)

Yeah, the funky graphics makes a huge difference.

Now I have to make an alernative account to battle for NSG's ratings. In my news thread, I'll have dancing naked midgets and clowns.

How about?

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/jackheh/NSN24.png

Now I have to make an alernative account to battle for NSG's ratings. In my news thread, I'll have dancing naked midgets and clowns.

Well I'm gonna make my own news service. With blackjack. And hookers.


In fact, forget the news service!

How about?

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/jackheh/NSN24.png

Very nice!


Now I have to make an alernative account to battle for NSG's ratings.



Well I'm gonna make my own news service.

Oh, no! What have I started? :p

Hahaha my first update but who is this masked stranger who has done this update? Only Arridia knows....I think....

Hahaha my first update but who is this masked stranger who has done this update? Only Arridia knows....I think....

Since only one person other than me has the password so far, yes, I think I can guess who you are. ;)

Speaking of which, if anyone else wants to volunteer to help keep the OP up to date...

Hahaha my first update but who is this masked stranger who has done this update? Only Arridia knows....I think....

I know he is a sexy beast :p

Updated OP to add PM's Toshiba thread.

I know he is a sexy beast :p

I didn't update, what are you on about? :confused:



:p

Just wondering - how long will the thread links stay in the first post? Is it just until each individual thread dies?

I'm thinking maybe 4 days (or a week?), then they can be moved to "archives" (a list in a codebox, to gain space).

I'm thinking maybe 4 days (or a week?), then they can be moved to "archives" (a list in a codebox, to gain space).
If it's a week, the first post is going to get very big, and, potentially, unusable - it might take as long to find a thread in that post than in the actual forum.

Most threads die within 3-4 days, unless it's something big (an election, for example). I also suggest that if a thread doesn't seem too popular by the time it dies (say, fewer than 20 posts), then it not be put in the archive.

If it's a week, the first post is going to get very big, and, potentially, unusable - it might take as long to find a thread in that post than in the actual forum.

Yup, that's why I was thinking more in terms of 4 days.


Most threads die within 3-4 days, unless it's something big (an election, for example). I also suggest that if a thread doesn't seem too popular by the time it dies (say, fewer than 20 posts), then it not be put in the archive.

*nods*

How about?

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/jackheh/NSN24.png

ooh good idea!
my take:

http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20small.jpg (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20big.jpg)

ooh good idea!
my take:

http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20small.jpg (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20big.jpg)

Win.

EDIT: *goes off to play with photoshop* What? Everyone else is.. :(

my take:

http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20small.jpg (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20big.jpg)

Brilliant!

Win.

EDIT: *goes off to play with photoshop* What? Everyone else is.. :(

:) it was supposed to have more of a TV feel to it but 1.30am here and i think that qualifies me for a well-earned "meh that'll do" ;)

and FYI i cheated and used a program called REALdraw for that, and for a lot of my logo work. check it out (http://www.mediachance.com/realdraw/index.html) :)

Sorry, but i will have to go with an F-.

meanie. :(

why?

:) it was supposed to have more of a TV feel to it but 1.30am here and i think that qualifies me for a well-earned "meh that'll do" ;)

and FYI i cheated and used a program called REALdraw for that, and for a lot of my logo work. check it out (http://www.mediachance.com/realdraw/index.html) :)

You don't use photoshop? :eek:

meanie. :(

why?

did I say that?

You don't use photoshop? :eek:

i do but i also use other progs like coreldraw/photopaint, realdraw, and occasionally others. depends on what job it is.

anyway this is hardly breaking news.... [/hijack] ;)

Well I'm gonna make my own news service. With blackjack. And hookers.


In fact, forget the news service!

ZOMFG, its Bender!

Do I get a cookie?:(

ooh good idea!
my take:

http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20small.jpg (http://www.hlj.me.uk/ns/NSGN%20big.jpg)Hmmm, yeah. I like it a lot. I think 3 letters are better than 4. Simply because 3 beats give an easier rhythmn than 4. Consider ABC, BBC, CBC, CNN and others. NSN can stand for either NationStates News or NationStates Network, so it can work as a dual brand.

You haven't gone overboard on effects and the colours are complementary. My only quam is that I don't really understand the green arrows. Is this supposed to represent a continuous cycle of news time. I guess I get it, but I'm not overly keen on it. It reminds me of recycling rather than news.

ZOMFG, its Bender!

Do I get a cookie?:(

http://www.knitemare.org/cats/cookie.jpg


*Flees*

http://www.knitemare.org/cats/cookie.jpg


*Flees*

*strikes down with fancy Zeus like powers*

Updated for today.

ZOMFG, its Bender!

Do I get a cookie?:(

You would, but someone eated it.

I reserve a piece of news about the UK intelligence agencies rebelling against the UK administration. Die Tony, Die. :mad:

I reserve a piece of news about the UK intelligence agencies rebelling against the UK administration. Die Tony, Die. :mad:

:eek: James Bond is going to kill Tony Bliar?!

Updated again.

:eek: James Bond is going to kill Tony Bliar?!I... um... well... that is to say... I want to see him in court with a prosecutor evidencing the way he mislead the country over Iraq, the halting of of the corruption investigation into BAE regarding Saudi Arabia, his attack on civil liberties, and his pop star-esque lifestyle. By the time the proscecution is done with him I want him to be wishing he was dead.

I... um... well... that is to say... I want to see him in court with a prosecutor evidencing the way he mislead the country over Iraq, the halting of of the corruption investigation into BAE regarding Saudi Arabia, his attack on civil liberties, and his pop star-esque lifestyle. By the time the proscecution is done with him I want him to be wishing he was dead.
Just watch The Trial of Tony Blair on More4, whenever it's on. Robert Lindsay as Blair...

Erm, just checked, and it was on last night. But it'll be repeated, I'm sure.

I can't take Blair seriously anyway, but when he's played by Ben from My Family, well...he just doesn't stand a chance.

Hey you didn't do my code wrap idea :mad:

Just watch The Trial of Tony Blair on More4, whenever it's on. Robert Lindsay as Blair...

Erm, just checked, and it was on last night. But it'll be repeated, I'm sure.

I can't take Blair seriously anyway, but when he's played by Ben from My Family, well...he just doesn't stand a chance.i r cableless and freeviewboxless. The in the lounge looks like it's older than the house.

Besides, it's fiction, so I'd ebd up crying at the end because it wasn't true.

I... um... well... that is to say... I want to see him in court with a prosecutor evidencing the way he mislead the country over Iraq, the halting of of the corruption investigation into BAE regarding Saudi Arabia, his attack on civil liberties, and his pop star-esque lifestyle. By the time the proscecution is done with him I want him to be wishing he was dead.

Well the Tories were right about one thing...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1355000/images/_1359332_devileyes_pa150.jpg

Hey you didn't do my code wrap idea :mad:Maybe the list isn't long enough yet?

Maybe the list isn't long enough yet?

Yup. Code will be used for archiving purposes.

Updated.

Yup. Code will be used for archiving purposes.I don't like that format. Why bother with an archive at all. Just shove it all in. Some threads fall from grace a lot faster than others.

It'll just make maintenance easier in the long run.

Updated for today.

Updated for today.

This is a good idea, Good Job...

I was wondering though...Isn't the NS eye a registered trademark or something? I hope you got permission or I smell a lawsuit coming... :p

This is a good idea, Good Job...

I was wondering though...Isn't the NS eye a registered trademark or something? I hope you got permission or I smell a lawsuit coming... :p

i'm sure that as long as the thing is used for relates to NS it's fine.

This is a good idea, Good Job...

I was wondering though...Isn't the NS eye a registered trademark or something? I hope you got permission or I smell a lawsuit coming... :p

it is. some of us have looked into making NSG t-shirts before and i believe that was the thing that stopped us...
i think (iirc) its owned by the publisher and not max barry, so its harder to get the licence to use it

Just was trying to be funny...Good Idea Arridia

i'm sure that as long as the thing is used for relates to NS it's fine.

I would think so, yes. It's internal to the NS game.


Just was trying to be funny...Good Idea Arridia

Thanks! Glad you like it. :)

-snip-

Thanks! Glad you like it. :)

I thought I misspelled your name, It just didn't look right after I submitted it...Sorry

for the UK section:
Big Brother backing sponsorship pulled over allegations of racism.
story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6274881.stm

Carphone Warehouse has suspended sponsorship of Celebrity Big Brother following allegations of racism towards actress Shilpa Shetty on the C4 show.

The company said its sponsorship would be removed from the current series "with immediate effect".

But Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan said at a press conference it would not be pulling the programme.

"We cannot with certainty say that the comments directed at Shilpa have been racially motivated," he said.

"This morning we have clarified with Shilpa, and unequivocally, she does not believe the treatment she has received is racially motivated.

"She thinks it is socially and culturally motivated," he added.

A record 30,000 complaints have been made over alleged racist remarks towards Shetty.

Three of Shetty's fellow housemates have been accused of racist behaviour, with Jade Goody, 25, receiving the brunt of public criticism.

On Wednesday's show, Shetty told housemate Cleo Rocos she feared she was being targeted because of her race. But the Bollywood star withdrew those claims on Thursday.


"I don't feel there was any racial discrimination happening from Jade's end... I think that there are a lot of insecurities from her end but it's definitely not racial," Shetty said in the show's diary room.

Mr Duncan said they were constantly monitoring the show and that some of the contestants had been spoken to in the Big Brother diary room about how their comments might be perceived.

He said "it is unquestionably a good thing that the programme has raised these issues and provoked such a debate. These attitudes, however distasteful, do persist - we need to confront that truth."

Eviction

Shetty and Goody will go head-to-head in the forthcoming Celebrity Big Brother evictions on Friday, with Goody 1-5 favourite to be evicted.

An explosive row between Goody, who first found fame on the non-celebrity version of Big Brother, and the Bollywood actress was broadcast on Wednesday.

Goody told fellow contestants Lloyd and Jo O'Meara that "fake" Shetty needed "a day in the slums". She added: "Go in your community and go to all those people who look up to you and be real."

Former beauty queen Lloyd has also hit out at the Bollywood star, saying Shetty should just "go home", adding that "she can't even speak English properly".

Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone said in a statement: "Our concern has rapidly mounted about the broadcast behaviour of individuals within the Big Brother house."

The company has paid out about £3m in sponsorship so far this series.

"We had already made it clear to Channel 4 that were this to continue, we would have to consider our position."

"Nothing we saw last night gave us any comfort," he added.

'Clash of personalities'

The Perfume Shop chain has also decided to withdraw sales of Jade's perfume from its shelves following the controversy.

However, a spokeswoman for Goody has denied she is a racist.

"It is clear to all that Jade and Shilpa are rubbing each other up the wrong way, but what is going on is nothing more than a clash of personalities between two strong characters," she said.


"Jade will be mortified when she comes out to learn that her conduct is being interpreted as racist. Anyone who knows Jade knows that she is not a racist."

Goody's mother Jackiey Budden, who was also a contestant on the show but was evicted last week, said: "Jade has never been racist, she is mixed race herself and suffered racist abuse as a youngster."

The Carphone Warehouse decision follows media watchdog Ofcom's demand that Channel 4 must respond to complaints about "racist" comments.

"Clearly what is happening is very serious," said Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards.

He said Ofcom would write to Channel 4 shortly but "in the meantime, it is Channel 4's responsibility to respond to very significant viewer concerns".

More than30,000 complaints have been made so far to media regulator Ofcom and 3,000 directly to the Channel 4.

However, the explosion of media coverage has seen audience figures rise, with 3.5 million viewers tuning in on Monday, 4.5 million on Tuesday and 5.2 million on Wednesday - equalling the highest figure for this series since the live launch.



you can post news stories here rather than having to give them their own thread, right? :confused:

you can post news stories here rather than having to give them their own thread, right? :confused:
Yeah, but you'd probably get more replies if you create a thread for it.

Yeah, but you'd probably get more replies if you create a thread for it.

not really after replies, just adding it to the list of news stories for this thread :)

would be interesting to see some replies though

not really after replies, just adding it to the list of news stories for this thread :)

would be interesting to see some replies though
Well, if you don't make a thread about it, I will. Not sure how many people are actually using this thread to find news stories, so it might not be worth it to add it to the OP unless there's a separate thread.

go ahead :)
i'm just naively hoping people will actually use this thread to find news.... maybe this should be stickied?
Will do.

I think we'd have to prove that people are actually using it before it could be stickied - not really much point having a sticky people don't use.

Well, if you don't make a thread about it, I will. Not sure how many people are actually using this thread to find news stories, so it might not be worth it to add it to the OP unless there's a separate thread.

go ahead :)
i'm just naively hoping people will actually use this thread to find news.... maybe this should be stickied?

I thought I misspelled your name, It just didn't look right after I submitted it...Sorry

No problem. Most often get it wrong... and most don't even realise.


maybe this should be stickied?

That'd be nice. ;)

Anyway, I'll be updating the OP in a few moments.

Updated for today.

And NSG News24 now has its very own press archives!

for the UK section:
Big Brother backing sponsorship pulled over allegations of racism.
story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6274881.stm





you can post news stories here rather than having to give them their own thread, right? :confused:
You can?
I thought it was just a place to collect links to threads about news stories? :confused:

You can?
I thought it was just a place to collect links to threads about news stories? :confused:

Well, if you really want to post a story here, we can link to the post from the OP, I suppose.

Updated for today.

Volunteers to help us keep this up to date welcome and appreciated. ;)

Ingenius!

Thank you. :)

Updated for today.

Volunteers still more than welcome.

Heads-Up...Beware of the time warps it's messing up on the topic lines and author of OP's example: Texas Mayor is trying to ban the "N" word author is actually me but it says Vetalia is on the list of topics.

Trying to ensure NSG 24 News accuracy in it's reporting... ;)

Thanks. ;)

I'll update when I have time. Or one of the other editors can do it.

Or, we can hope for new volunteers... :p

I'd volunteer but I don't know how to change the actual link into a phrase if you know what I mean...:confused:

example: link: http:xxxx.xxxx.xxxx. to: The man from the moon

I'd volunteer but I don't know how to change the actual link into a phrase if you know what I mean...:confused:

example: link: http:xxxx.xxxx.xxxx. to: The man from the moon

Like this:

http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html -> http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html

Arg, not that link again!! -> Arg, not that link again!! (http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html)

Coloured text shows how it's done, I just broke the code after the URL with a space to show you the difference :)
Now run along and volunteer ;) :p

Like this:

http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html -> http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html

Arg, not that link again!! -> Arg, not that link again!! (http://www.unbuffered.com/moskau.html)

Coloured text shows how it's done, I just broke the code after the URL with a space to show you the difference :)
Now run along and volunteer ;) :p

Thanks that helps a lot. :)

Mission Accomplished...I learned something new today...Thanks again.