User:Nzgabriel
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My name is Gabriel Pollard and I live in New Zealand. I am a 17-year-old male and I add content to Wikipedia (My Wikipedia talk page) and Wikinews which interests me. I am the reason for the controversy surrounding Wikinews and the amount of New Zealand articles. The articles I do write can mostly be found on the Wikinews New Zealand portal so keep a eye out for them. And please remember that when you are awake, I am asleep cause you are behind in the times ;).
On the September 23, 2007 edition of Sunday – a magazine found in the Sunday Star Times – I was featured among five others. This article was regarding what I did in the holidays; I talked about Wikinews, Wikipedia, photography, etc.
I now blog at Gabriel Pollard’s blog about the Internet and various things about it.
It is possible to find me on the Wikinews IRC channel under the name Nzgabriel.
As of 31 August, 2006 I am an administrator. I also survived a self-request for reconfirmation ending on June 19.
I have been approved. Check it out here: Gabriel Pollard credential verification
Disclaimer: “Accredited Wikinews reporters do not represent the Wikimedia Foundation, but are trusted contributors whom the Wikinews community has certified for the purposes of gathering information related to Wikinews articles.“
On August 1 (UTC) I was elected to the arbitration committee with my membership set to expire July 31, 2008.
Most of the articles I create can be found here Portal:New Zealand
If you wish to view a full list of all the articles I have ever written on Wikinews then please go to my article list.
Click here for a Portuguese Wikinews article translated by me.
I won Messy’s Wikinews contest, prize money of $100 thanks to the generosity of Messedrocker and IlyaHaykinson, an Orkut invite courtesy of Terinjokes and a Gmail invite for my friend from Bawolff.
The New Zealand Print Edition is a weekly PDF file of the weeks news on the NZ Portal.
My hobbies include photography (my photography website is here), computers, internet, news, videography and photo/video editing.
This award is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.
This award is presented to Wikinews reporters upon their 11th published news article.
This award is presented to Wikinews reporters upon their 50th published news article.
This award is presented to Wikinews reporters upon their 100th published news article. Please keep up the excellent work. —Brian McNeil / talk 21:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
I apologise if I have forgotten anyone from this list.
Unless otherwise stated, the following did not respond at all to e-mail requests.
Just remember: “Copy from one, it’s plagiarism; copy from two, it’s research.” – Wilson Mizner (1876-1933)