Talk:L.A. elects Latino Mayor

Copyright infringement

copyright infringement. copyright infringement.! booo hoooo!!! when will you realize that rules are not SET in stone! The money or legal factor shouldn't matter...

Counter argument: We need copyright infringment to uphold that people tell the truth, otherwise there would be a semi-choas of news reporting.

Well, shouldn't we make a system that is a little more loving, than dry and rational? I know it doesn't make sense right now because we are TOO rational but consider what would happen if we recieved news through higher densities of existence rather than this current 3 dimensional existnece. If we seek love we will know the REAL truth of all... please think about it, if you disagree PLEASE SAY SO! I don't mind being proven wrong or stupid at all. :)

It is true the laws are not set in stone, but it is unlikely the Berne Convention will be set aside for Wikinews, and the value of Wikinews as a community and as a news source is higher than the value of any single copyrighted story. It is extremely easy to rewrite an article, incorporating multiple sources and therefore a more complete description of events. It's just somewhat more difficult than copying and pasting.

It does not make sense to produce a news system which is not rational, which you cannot trust to be either accurate or interested in balanced reporting.

Please consider writing a new article, in your own words, regarding this important event in L.A. We'd really like to hear more about it. - Amgine/^talk 17:33, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

Reinstate my edit

The fact that the man attended an unaccredited law school and became the mayor is a remarkable fact missed by most of the media. 67.170.242.58 04:42, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

This article was protected based on Wikinews:Archive conventions -- whereby articles older than two weeks are protected in their current state for archival purposes. We're a bit behind, but getting there. Please contact me with questions. Surely, though, the school is accredited by some accrediting agency or institution (even if it's a fake agency). --Chiacomo (talk) 04:49, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

I visited the relevant FAQ page at PCL and find that you are quite correct -- they are not accredited. There are licensed by the state of California and their graduates are eligible to sit for the bar. Some graduates have gone on to become state commissioners, judges, etc. Very interesting. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:02, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

To the user that felt it extremely important to mention that his school is unaccredited

Whether or not the school is accredited or not, is irrelevant to this NEWS article. The article mentions the full name of the school, and anyone who would want to research the school has the full ability to do so. However to outright mention that he went to an "unaccredited" school is slander, whose sole intention is to put the man down, so that the general populace, reading this article would view him less favorably. People who would want to use this article as a springboard to view his credentials would be able to use the facts therein to find out that his school is not accredited. Then, in an OPINION article they can say how they feel about this, however in a NEWS article the tone should not be set to view anyone more negatively.

Any background details of the mayor-elect, especially educational background, is highly pertinent to an article essentially introducing a new politician. 67.170.242.58 05:18, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

That's exactly the reason why it mentions the full name of the school so like that anybody who wants can do the appropiate research and draw their own conclusions (like, for example what Chiacomo did)

"draw their own conclusions", I'm not sure what a name of a school reveals about it. Chiacomo was not prompted by reading the article to look into the school but rather a simple addition added by me that pointed out the mayor's unusual background. 67.170.242.58 06:54, 10 August 2005 (UTC)