Can you guys

post positive stories for once? Its always negative feedback from Afghanistan but never about what the Taliban do.--KDP3 (talk) 01:12, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

always interesting to here Rupert Murdoch's two cents, or is it Sarah Palin

Glad to see is here Sean Penn here.--KDP3 (talk) 00:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment, Sean Penn is a great actor

Indeed, Although, I never fancied him as such until I saw his brilliant performance in MILK, Alas, such a regrettable story of intolerance...

Positive stories? There are no positive stories coming out of Afghanistan. Nothing good has happened in that country since the 1970s. Do you want us to make things up to make you feel better? Fine. "Everything is great in Afghanistan. Women aren't getting acid tossed in their faces by Taliban supporters. NATO troops never accidentally hit civilians. NATO troops and Taliban forces sit down together and play Chinese checkers for no apparent reason. There is no violence. Nothing to see here, move along. Move along."

Better?

I'm asking for reports on military victories! --KDP3 (talk) 07:08, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

cf. Fox News if you'd like to only hear reports of the "glorious victories" of the "good guys". It's important that stories such as these emerge, since there's little effort in the major media to uncover them. Certainly there are more "positive" reports coming out of Afghanistan, but to ignore the numerous darker issues is know-nothingness. --Wolfcm (talk) 18:36, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad I work up the hornet nest for asking for both side of the reporting and thinking asking for a positive stories for once from this "news" site is a bad thing. You guys can go back to reporting like MSNBC.

KDP3: I don't think our coverage is unbalanced, but if you think that it is there is a simple solution: write some positive coverage about NATO's efforts in Afghanistan. This isn't Fox, MSNBC, or CNN. When they write a "bad" story (bad is a matter of opinion, hence the scare quotes) the only thing any of us can do is rant and complain in the comments section. The great thing about Wikinews is that YOU can help right any perceived wrongs in our coverage:).

So please, take us to task for our poor coverage by writing the type of story that you wish to see on the front page. It usually takes between one and 2 and a half hours to write a short to medium length article, source it, and format it properly for publication. If we've made a mistake, then right our wrongs. Don't take the standard apathetic "meeeeehhh, let someone else do it" approach. That inaction is deadly for any community or society.

I apologize for acting over the top. And I do agree that we should show the views whats happening in Afghanistan both the good and bad. But it seems there has been a neglect of what the Taliban is doing.

So tell us KDP3 what ARE they doing?, Oh and cite your sources please. Wikinews doesn't aim to show what's "good" or "bad", we report what happens, no more, no less, that's what NPOV means, and that's what proper journalism is. everything else is spin, or editorializing.

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No thanks, All MSNBC tries to do is outfox Fox, albeit slightly less so than CNN

Perhaps the "positive" reports about Afghanistan should run like this:

Throughout the nation, people are planting flowers: Consider the lilies...ahem poppies - OPIUM Poppies