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Account Coordinator: HazelAB will be approving accounts and collecting email addresses.

Wikipedia:Newspapers.com/Nav Newspapers.com is a newspaper database in the family of companies associated with Ancestry.com. Their database includes more than 73 million pages from 3,000-plus newspapers, mostly local United States papers with some Canadian and elsewhere. (Lists: http://www.newspapers.com/papers/ and http://www.newspapers.com/browse/). It is particularly suited for Wikipedia content about the 18th, 19th and the first 3⁄4 of the 20th century in the United States and global topics affecting the United States. the collection includes some major newspapers for limited periods (i.e., 50 years of the New York Times), but mostly consists of regional papers from the 1700s onward. Very few titles go beyond the late 1980s.

As part of a pilot program with Wikipedia Library, they generously offered the use of 100 accounts to their database of American Newspapers. Due to the success of the program and the large number of requests from users, they have increased the number of accounts available to 200.

Requirements

  • You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia; (see Special:Preferences)
  • You have an account that is a minimum of 1 year old
  • You have a minimum of 1,000 edits to the encyclopedia
  • You are active in content generation, research, and/or verification work

Expectations

Approved editors may
  • Search, view, retrieve, and display portions of restricted content
  • Electronically save portions of restricted content
  • Print out single copies of portions of restricted content
  • Comply with any terms and conditions which appear on the particular pages of the Newspapers.com website they are accessing
Approved editors will not
  • Share their account logins or passwords with others
  • Mass scrape or mass download Newspapers.com content
  • Systematically make printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose
  • Datamine metadata without permission, in order, for instance, to use metadata for auto-created stub articles
  • Use the access provided through the Pilot for any commercial purpose
Private and confidential information
  • You will need to have a confirmed email address to participate. You understand and agree that your name and email address may be shared with representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia Library, and Newspapers.com. While Wikipedia Library coordinators may be volunteers (not employees or contractors of the Wikimedia Foundation or Newspapers.com), they have signed confidentiality agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation with regards to the personal information they may handle for the Wikipedia Library.

Citation and Open Access

  • Editors should always provide original citation information, in addition to linking a Newspaper.com article, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT
  • Editors should not provide bare links to non-free Newspapers.com pages
  • Citations should include a link to a "Clipping" (see subsection below)
  • Make sure to include the {{Open access}} template in citations of clippings, we want our readers to know that they can access these articles.
Example
<ref> {{cite news|title=Obituary Notes: Charles Wingate |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/141558/the_new_york_timesnew_york_new/|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 2, 1909|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 21, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref>
  • "Obituary Notes: Charles Wingate". The New York Times. September 2, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Using the Open Access "Clipping" function

Both Newspapers.com and The Wikipedia Library would prefer that articles citing Newspapers.com be linked to clippings. Clippings allow Newspapers.com subscribers to identify particular articles, extract them from the original full sheet newspaper, and share them through unique URLs. Thus users who click on a Newspapers.com Clipping link will be able to access that particular article, and the full page of the paper if they come from the clipping, without needing to subscribe to Newspapers.com. For more information about how to use clippings, see http://www.newspapers.com/basics/#h-clips .

Approved

Wikipedia:TWL/Expect This section is for approved accounts for coordination purposes. If you would like to apply for access, please do so at the apply section below. /Archive

  1. GaryColemanFan (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have had an account for over 7 years, with almost 20,000 edits. This would help quite a bit with sports and local history articles. GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:57, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending - Waitlisted until further accounts become available. Sadads (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @GaryColemanFan: Approved: if you are still interested in access, please follow the instructions in the forthcoming Wikipedia email. If you don't plan on claiming the account, please let me know here, Astinson (WMF) (talk) 22:46, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @GaryColemanFan: Please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia Email about a week ago, Astinson (WMF) (talk) 16:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Bagumba (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I am a six-year editor with almost 30,000 edits. I primarily edit sports-related articles, and this would allow me to expand my contributions beyond the free resources available online.—Bagumba (talk) 05:28, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending - Waitlisted until further accounts become available. Sadads (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:30, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bagumba: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 23. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 21:14, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Victuallers (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Admin with tens of thousands of edits and hundreds of new articles over quite a few years. Finding stuff this side of a paywall needs to be encouraged. Thanks to all. Victuallers (talk) 16:07, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending - Waitlisted until further accounts become available. Sadads (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:30, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Victuallers: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 23. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 21:14, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Rosiestep (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) 83,000+ edit since 2007; 3,000+ articles created; 1,000+ article credits @ DYK (I'm ranked #2); top 400 MAW; sysop. I'd find this resource extremely useful. --Rosiestep (talk) 22:43, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 23:07, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Rosiestep: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 23. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 21:14, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Aymatth2 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) 60,000 edits, 4,000 pages started. I usually start a page or two daily. Subjects vary a lot, but at times (e.g. when doing a series of U.S. organizations or politicians) access would help a lot. Aymatth2 (talk) 17:44, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 18:17, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Aymatth2: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 25. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 15:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Sbmeirow (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Over 41,000 edits and created 71 articles. I've edited every city and county article in Kansas plus various cities and counties around USA. I've expanded history sections for many cities in Kansas, thus its very useful to be able to search old newspapers to validate content and create references. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 04:16, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 18:17, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sbmeirow: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 26. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 15:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Tucoxn (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have over 6500 edits since 2008, with 9 articles created and 8 DYK credits. I often add references to unreferenced or poorly referenced articles. I write on a wide range of topics, including historical and social events, and people. Using old newspapers would be very helpful for my editing. Thanks for providing this opportunity! - tucoxn\talk 02:28, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 20:50, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Tucoxn: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 26. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 15:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  8. FlugKerl (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) 12,000 edits, 655 articles Maryland History FlugKerl (talk)
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 20:38, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @FlugKerl: If you are still interested in getting a Newspapers.com account, please follow the instructions sent via a Wikipedia email on February 26. If you are no longer interested, please let me know here. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 15:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  9. The ed17 (talk · contribs) The usual battleship research. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:07, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 15:13, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Gatoclass (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been a registered user since 2006 and an admin since 2008, in that time I have made over 60,000 edits and authored over 300 articles including about 180 DYKs. Many of my articles would easily be GA if not FA class though I have rarely submitted them to either process. I have been somewhat inactive for the last three years due to increased off-Wiki responsibilities, however, I now have the opportunity to return to a higher level of editing and am looking forward to doing so. Currently, my main areas of interest are ships, shipbuilding, and US businesses and biographies; access to newspapers.com would be invaluable to my research as old newspapers are among my most important sources. Gatoclass (talk) 10:03, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 20:22, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  11. 25or6to4 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been editing around Wikipedia since 2005, mainly focusing on Highways and the National Register of Historic Places. My main focus now is specifically on locations on the NRHP that have been destroyed or otherwise removed from the list for some reason. Having access to newspaper archives would be extremely useful to find some of these sites from local sources and find better information on why some sites were lost. 25or6to4 (talk) 04:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:36, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Valfontis (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Admin with 9 years and 70,000+ edits. I am a content creator (list of examples) working primarily on historical Oregon subjects from before the Internet era for which reliable sources are needed. I found myself hitting the newspapers.com paywall so often (for example, I've been trying to track down the full names on the List of members of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and keep hitting U.S. West Coast papers of the era), I signed up for a pay account last night, but I can't really afford it right now. Thanks for your consideration. Valfontis (talk) 17:35, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:36, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Dcheagle (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been registered since March of 2009. My main area of work is based on articles related to Wikiproject Oklahoma. A lot of articles that I come across greatly need to be expanded and I think that I would be able to do that with access to this site.--Dcheagle • talk • contribs 20:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 15:00, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks--Dcheagle • talk • contribs 21:05, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. onel5969 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I go on binges, usually to help out in an area that is getting behind (like copyediting or AfC). I'm also involved in the film and city projects. While I became a user in 2009, I truly didn't get involved until December 2013. Since then I have over 25,000 edits, including about 200 article creations. I think this would help in the film area, as I do quite a bit of editing on actors and directors, particularly from the 1930s-50s. But it would probably also help on the city pages as well. Onel5969 (talk) 21:02, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. RHM22 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I work primarily in the field of numismatics, although I also venture into other historical areas. I've helped promote nine featured articles, one featured list, three good articles and several DYK hooks. Access to Newspapers.com would be useful because it would allow me access to news accounts of when and why coins were created, how they were received by the public and other important (and often overlooked) aspects of their history. The newspapers help to present a viewpoint which may be overlooked when numismatic writers cover the topic later.-RHM22 (talk) 03:11, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Carrite (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Wikipedian since 2009, 55K edits, something in the neighborhood of 250 starts, top 900 on the all time edits list. I've also engaged in something like 5,000 deletion debates, I think. I mostly work in labor history and the history of radical political movements. JSTOR has been a massive help, British Newspaper Project has not. Questia wasn't either. You never know until you try these things... Access to US newspapers would be a boon. Suggestion for the suggestion box: access to NY Times "Times machine" archive would be very helpful for a lot of Wikipedians, including myself. Thanks, —Tim /// Carrite (talk) 23:16, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Thierry Caro (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Admin and fourth biggest contributor of the French Wikipedia. I am active on the American-related topics, with special interest for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. I created a lot of portals about the US and try to maintain them. I sponsor the aforementioned project to create an article per day of the past 200 years so an access would be very useful. Thierry Caro (talk) 14:01, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:34, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Penny Richards (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Active member of WP:Women's History, WP:Women Artists, WP:Women Scientists, editing since 2011 but much more active in the past two years, >2000 edits, >100 pages created; I often write new entries about US suffragists and other women who got more coverage in local papers than in other sources.Penny Richards (talk) 14:33, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:34, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Wasted Time R (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Ten years on, some 67,000 edits, about 110 FA/GA/DYK articles. Mostly work in 20th century American history and politics and academia, often lately in some fairly obscure subjects. I have access to the NYT archives but access to a broader range of older newspapers would be a great help. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:46, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:34, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apply

To apply, add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of why you believe the access would be beneficial to you. It is a good idea to include in your application text: your depth of experience with Wikipedia and other WM projects, your editing areas benefited by access to Newspapers.com, and examples of your commitment to content creation.

  1. --Ziko (talk) 18:08, 28 July 2014 (UTC) I write on Wikipedia (mostly German Wikipedia) usually about the history and political system of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, about knowledge and about constitutional history (since 2003, more than 30,000 edits globally). An example is de:Enzyklopädie.[reply]
    Hi@Ziko:: you more than qualify for the partnership, but can you confirm that Newspapers.com will be useful for your topic area? It mostly focused on American regional newspapers, many of them would not have good sourcing for the topics you mention, Sadads (talk) 18:46, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. MrLinkinPark333 (talk · contribs) I am involved in many WikiProjects. Recently, I been going through the backlog and participating in AFD discussions. This would help me find sources that are needed quickly. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 18:35, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @MrLinkinPark333: Could you please explain how your plan to use this source for content development? From looking at your recent user contributions, and based on your description of activities, your are mostly working on administrative tasks. As a relatively young account, it would be preferable to have examples of your work with content expansion, Sadads (talk) 17:00, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sadads: Here's an example of an AFD discussion that I participated in where I found sources that allowed an article to be kept. Discussion 1 --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:21, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @MrLinkinPark333: My main concern with that example, is that the sources you found, never became part of the article. We want this content to be used actively through editing articles for expansion. Can you please provide an example of that? Sadads (talk) 14:52, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sadads: I'm not quite sure about expanding, but here are some examples of some editing I've done in Wiki. In the Anthony Napoleon article, I heavily reduced the number of sources. I also contributed edits to Bãi_Bằng that helped make the article less confusing. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:50, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. LaurentianShield (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have 720 edits as this user, but previously used the login User:Jonwurl which had 327 edits, so in principle I exceed the minimum edits. I use newspaper articles frequently as citation sources for my articles, which mainly are in the areas of history and technology. LaurentianShield (talk) 22:08, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @LaurentianShield: Looking at your editing history, you are not frequently expanding content. Do you have a specific research agenda that would benefit from this access? Could you please better explain it here? Sadads (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    I have about 40 new articles since 2012 or so, most fairly substantial. One was listed in the San Francisco Bay Area portal for a while as a "did you know" which I think exemplifies my research interest. It is about a innovative business manager named Isaac Friedlander who used new technology to make California into a major wheat producer. This is relatively unknown, and technologically related. I lean towards those "stories" that have a large ratio of practical impact compared to what people know commonly. I use a variety of resources, but historical newspapers a big one.LaurentianShield (talk) 22:24, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @LaurentianShield: You have been less active in the mainspace for the past several months. Do you still think you would have much use for Newspapers.com? Please let me know. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 15:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Mkdw (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) - I work in a wide range of articles from historical figures, to neologisms, and social issues. Most commonly I often work in deletion and routinely use reliable sources to determine the notability of a subject and help improve them when required. I've been on the project since 2006. Mkdwtalk 14:05, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mkdw: You have been less active in the mainspace for the past several months. Do you think you would have much use for Newspapers.com? Please let me know. HazelAB (talk) 14:11, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @HazelAB:I've recently returned from several months of traveling but I'm not certain what my activity will be like in the coming months. Please put me at the bottom of the waitlist should there ever be more accounts than people on the list, then I'll take up a spot. Cheers, Mkdwtalk 17:57, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending Pending increase in activity. HazelAB (talk) 14:05, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. sicaspi (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)
     Pending @Sicaspi: you didn't provide any reasons to back up your request and you don't actually meet the requirement of 1000 edits. Based on your recent contributions, I don't think this resource would really be a good fit. HazelAB (talk) 21:14, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I have many edits in fa.wiki. Don't I qualify because of that? --Drako (talk) 21:41, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @Sicaspi: I didn't know about your contributions to fa.wiki, sorry. We also ask applicants to indicate why they believe the access would be beneficial to them (see the intro text above, before the Apply section). Could you please let me know briefly how Newspapers.com access would help you with your Wikipedia editing? Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 22:53, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry I should have added it. I contribute to wiki in many different fields, many times I need to have access to the archive of newspapers, which are usually closed and need a subscription (which I do not have). For example, recently I was working on the article of an Iranian MP who lived 100 years ago, and I had heard that the newspaper "Times" had reported on his activities back then, but I did not have access to its archive. Had I had access to it, I would have improved the article with more material. --Drako (talk) 23:46, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks @Sicaspi: Most of the contents, other than 50 years of the New York Times, are local US papers. Do you think you could use them? I'm willing to accept your application, just want to confirm that you think you and fa.wiki can benefit from what it offers. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 23:58, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it would probably come useful. --Drako (talk) 17:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Hoops gza (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I am a five-year editor with almost 60,000 edits. I primarily edit American sports-related articles, and this would allow me to expand my contributions beyond the free resources available online. - Hoops gza (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. The Discoverer (talk · contribs) An editor since 2006 with around 3000 edits, I mostly edit topics related to India, Catholicism, and science. I hope to use these resources to improve the historical perspective of articles. The Discoverer (talk) 11:58, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
    @The Discoverer: most of the contents of Newspapers.com, other than 50 years of the New York Times, are local US papers. Do you think they would be useful in your subject areas? Maybe you could give an example of an occasion when Newspapers.com would have been helpful. Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 14:35, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Kmhkmh (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) working primarily for the English and German wikipedia with a total of over 45,000 edits. Access would be useful to verify, extend or write articles on various US locations (history and events in smaller communities), biographic articles and movie/art reviews.--Kmhkmh (talk) 05:36, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Magalhães (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) 80.000+ edits, 3000+ on en.wikipedia, 3000+ articles on the Dutch wikipedia. I write mainly about the Philippines, a former American colony. I expect that access to newspapers.com will provide me with a lot of usefull information about "my" subject.
  10. El Matador (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Editor since 2008 with circa 5,000 total edits, mostly in the Polish wikipedia. I am interested in the cinema, especially in the the Silent Era and the Classical Hollywood, so an access to older film-related articles at Newspapers.com would be very helpful. El Matador (talk) 19:12, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  11. ca$e (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) >40k edits, mostly in areas of philosophy and religious studies, partly recent history and debates. Access would help immensely in quality improvement and coordinating joint efforts in these areas. Ca$e (talk) 11:14, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
     Pending Hi @Ca$e: Most of the contents, other than 50 years of the New York Times, are local US papers, and there is very little coverage after the 1980s. As the description at the top of this page says, this resource is best "suited for Wikipedia content about the 18th, 19th and the first 3⁄4 of the 20th century in the United States and global topics affecting the United States". It doesn't seem all that relevant to the areas of interest you mention. Is there a particular research project you are contemplating, for which you would need access to older local US papers? HazelAB (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    To give you just 2 examples: Among my areas of my work are the classics of american pragmatist philosophy. Newspapers.com hosts thousands of references to these classics. Another broad area of my work are religious movements, including e.g. evangelical movements. Newspapers.com hosts hundreds of thousands of articles in this regard. Ca$e (talk) 18:43, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. SPECIFICO (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) 8000 edits. I edit in areas relating to economics, finance, government policy and institutions, and the history of these topics. I will use the access predominantly to research American economic issues, policies and institutions and their history. SPECIFICO talk 17:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Ethically Yours (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I am quite active in referencing articles and making DYKs and GAs. Also regularly try to help clear unreferenced articles backlog. Newspapers.com access would be highly beneficial. EthicallyYours! 15:50, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Georgejdorner (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been creating new articles for WP since August 2008. With more than 1,300 new articles created, over 42,000 edits, and 39 DYKs, I am a daily writer for WP. Presently, I am working on articles concerning the Laotian Civil War. Source materials are scarce in this niche; few journalists have written books on the subject. Not only would access to newspapers aid my research, but it would allow me to explore how the Laotian Civil War was presented (or not) to the U.S. public and the world. Since the history of the Laotian Civil War has tended to be treated as a minor sideshow of the Second Indochina War, histories of the latter are not particularly helpful. I am retired on a limited budget, so have not subscribed previously.Georgejdorner (talk) 16:50, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Skr15081997 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been actively editing for more than a year and need this resource for my work on silent films. 1 silent film GA - The Wrath of the Gods. Thanks.--Skr15081997 (talk) 12:18, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Dear ODear ODear (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Articles on recent international relations, which require access to high quality sources, particularly on American BLPs. LLAP, Dear ODear ODear (is a) 17:33, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    no Not approved Hi @Dear ODear ODear:, one of the requirements for a Newspapers.com account is that you have "a minimum of 1000 edits to the encylopedia". Since you don't have that requirement, you are not eligible. In any case, as the description at the top of this page says, this resource is best "suited for Wikipedia content about the 18th, 19th and the first 3⁄4 of the 20th century in the United States and global topics affecting the United States". It doesn't seem relevant to the areas of interest you mention - recent international relations and American BLPs. HazelAB (talk) 18:45, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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