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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 11:52, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

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@Justthefacts Don Don 23:08, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Wikinews-Miraheze

Hi im trying to revive Wikinews here... https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142

Thanks. Don Don 21:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

How many news wikis are you starting? Justthefacts (talk) 20:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi

i have a news fandom you might like? @Justthefacts Don Don 22:52, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

How many news wikis are you starting? Justthefacts (talk) 20:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Check out my Fandom News Wiki. https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki

@Justthefacts Don Don 12:41, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Published: Supreme Court of Finland makes crimes against humanity convictions in landmark ruling (April 6)

Hi, all, I am sending this message to all contributors to the article.

News is over a week old but I am publishing. The headline could be better but there is so much controversy about how to put it properly that I am content with the current revision.

Overall as a piece of feedback, it is necessary to be more factual and as much as possible insert facts rather than qualitative characterizations. I believe this has substantially improved in the last few days as the article has been revised. Thank you.

I have read the talk page and I believe the concerns there have been satisfactorily addressed in the recent edits and in the resulting current revision.

Copyright check passed flagging only the quote(s) included in the text.

I am recommending to add a sentence about expected consequence (fine, jail time) or if it is unknown then, when is this expected to be determined. If you could please make this change within 24 hours, then it could be sighted and be included in the report.

Thanks a lot.

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Thank you! I put a lot of work into that article, so I'm very happy to see you publish it! Justthefacts (talk) 20:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

@Gryllida Hello, Gryllida! I added the information that you requested, but it is yet to be approved and remains pending review! Justthefacts (talk) 17:47, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

lol, that was the most popular headline for changes considered. final link Supreme Court of Finland convicts people involved in writing and publishing pamplet for inciting hatred towards homosexuals -- Gryllida (talk) 04:55, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

lol for sure, also the final link now is Supreme Court of Finland convicts individuals and institutions involved in writing and publishing pamphlet for inciting hatred against gays and lesbians lol! Will you be approving the pending changes? Justthefacts (talk) 16:49, 9 April 2026 (UTC)