User talk:203.160.125.1

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikinews. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so after the block expires.

Your block expires 3 days from now. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 09:49, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome!

203.160.125.1, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these!

• Wikinews:Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
• Wikinews:Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced

Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews:

• Wikinews:Introduction - overview of the site
• Wikinews:Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
• Wikinews:Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
• Wikinews:Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
• Wikinews:Contents - the contents page.

There are always things to do on Wikinews:

• Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
• The front page lead articles often need updating
• Developing stories need finishing and publishing
• Discussions need your input
• And of course, stories need writing!

Here are some other hints and tips:

• I would recommend that you get a username. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikinews, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and there are many benefits of having a username. (If you edit without a username, your IP address is used to identify you instead.)

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If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:18, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Some tips

I would recommend signing your comments with ~~~~ so that it uses your IP address, and we can find you. Your signature that you are using is pointing to a nonexistant page, that isnt associated with a user. If you want a name, go to Special:Userlogin, and click register an account. It allows you to do various other things. Lastly, talking in all caps is usually associated with shouting, and some find it rude. You're more likely toget a helpful reply or positive feedback if you use proper capitilisation. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or brianmc above, or any other regular, and we will do our best to help. Matt | ^userpage | ^contribs 20:28, 8 October 2007 (UTC)