User talk:Hmwith
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[edit] Welcome
Hmwith, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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- Wikinews:Introduction - overview of the site
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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
- Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
- And of course, stories need writing!
By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), which produces your name and the current date. 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! DragonFire1024 02:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fancier welcome template
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–Juliancolton | Talk 17:35, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
- Haha, thanks. I actually went and found this in the template & had favorited it. Now, it will be easier to have it here. :) 17:38, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
[edit] You're now an editor
I have promoted you to the Wikinews:Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read:
- Wikinews:Flagged revisions
- Wikinews:Reviewing articles
- {{Peer review}}
- {{Review}}
- Reviewed article version
- Flagged Revisions extension information, on MediaWiki
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Tempodivalse [talk] 12:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks! hmwithτ 00:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] My RfA
Just wanted to say thanks for participating in my RfA. I'll be sure to put the tools to good use. :) –Juliancolton | Talk 18:58, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
