User talk:Kretinman

Welcome

Kretinman, 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:Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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• Wikinews:Introduction - overview of the site
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• 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
• 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! --User:Anonymous101 Talk 16:16, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Some advice

Thank You for starting an article on Wikinews. Unfortunately articles often don't get developed by other users before being ready for publication. Therefore it may be better to use Wikinews Shorts and write a Wikinews short article on an event. This is not Wikinews policy or anything it is just a suggestion from a user. I hope this advice helps. P.S. Thank you for supporting Wikinews by creating an account and writing some news. The welcome message at the top of this page gives you some info on Wikinews Policy. If you want to create a short click here--User:Anonymous101 Talk 16:16, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Editing

Please be aware that if you see the template below you should not edit the article. Instead, please post suggestions on the article talk page --User:Anonymous101 Talk 17:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Please use the above advise. I have had to write 2 paragraphs twice because of edit conflicts caused by you adding things. Thanks for trying to improve the article but please take this advice. I am sure you were not aware of this template's usage and I thank you for trying to improve articles. PS:I noticed you marked an article for speedy deletion as it was vandalism. Thanks for doing that as it help to improve Wikinews. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 18:19, 30 January 2008 (UTC)