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Latest comment: 3 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
Should this user be unblocked?
Cromium has reviewed 2006nishan178713's request to be unblocked, and the result was approved. The reason given by Cromium was: Apoears to have tripped a filter by accident. Attempted edit appears a legitimate draft article.. You should now be able to edit pages as normal.
Your account is blocked on English Wikipedia. Ordinarily this would not be relevant to editing here but it is useful to mention such things up front when asking for an unblock. [24Cr][talk] 22:33, 17 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
for starters: You are a registered user here. You are 100% welcome to report on Nigeria-related news. Go for it! What exactly are you not understanding? Do you need help understanding how a wiki operates? I think you've had some articles published here........so, just keep writing and submitting. But: don't plagiarize. If you write synthesis articles, you can't steal wording verbatim for other people's work. --Bddpaux (talk) 03:43, 22 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
....and one more thing: when you write something on someone's Talk page, sign off with at least 3 Tildes (~); you can even use 4 Tildes. It adds your handle to the entry.--Bddpaux (talk) 03:44, 22 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
You mistook me for the Nigerian guy. The Nigerian guy did not sign his message. I am not him.
Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hello. This draft has unfortunately passed its expiry date. However, it is a very significant mission with an expected date range and almost certainly will be covered by major news outlets. I’ve moved the draft to our holding area and hopefully we can use it as a case fir a fresh article in the next few months. Feel free to update it whenever you can. Closer to the expected crash date, we can have a discussion on how to approach the article publication. Thank you for your contributions. [24Cr][talk] 13:58, 29 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Yes, the impact date is not yet confirmed. It is expected to impact between Sept 26, and Oct 2, 2022. I will surely work further on this article if there are any major developments. 2006nishan178713 (talk) 15:33, 29 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
Those are some unnecessarily strong accusations of disruption. We don't *know* which Imran Khan the user means. It is possible it is just a hoax and they are messing with friends, or it is also possible that is real, could be a mayor of some city, who is also called Imran Khan who died -- how about you let them have some time to go and work on it? It is possible they do write an article, or it is possible, they don't edit the wiki after that edit. But such accusations do come out as rude and while I appreciate you pointing them to the SG, let users have a chance to do something. •–•13:54, 30 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Yes, I was a bit rude there. But, searching for the topic in the internet doesn't give any appropriate results.Here is a glass of Thandai for you Be Cool!! Also looking at the account contributions, the account was created at 1146hrs UTC and was only used for creating Imran khan. Seems like a hoax to me but time must be given to see if anymore contributions is done by the author. Thanks 2006nishan178713 (talk) 15:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
There are times, stories are not yet written about, on the internet -- takes even more, if it is ocal news. You will see people make article like these, and even though it is good chance they are just fooling around, sometimes, they end up staying and contributing. Sometimes the articles which look silly are actually news articles. We don't want to make assumptions, neither good nor bad -- we must be skeptical, but at the same time, we don't want to chase away people saying those things. Point out to them, the guidelines, and if possible, ask who is this person in question and if they can cite sources, and that way, we have some real shot of making things possible. •–•05:19, 1 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
I'm going to have to concur with acagastya here on this one:You are learning the ropes here. Personally, I think you admonishing other users might serve to derail you from learning the ropes around here. I think you have excellent potential. Stay with it!--Bddpaux (talk) 02:48, 6 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Omicron article
Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
I am giving my exams currently. I will try to update it with current information after the exams, which will get over tomorrow. Also, some more restructuring is required. That's why I have put the develop tag. Regards! 2006nishan178713 (talk) 17:12, 10 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Follow the WN:PYRAMID policy (following this will help you arrange the information and put some context)
Clarifying, I am not a reviewer in Wikinews, I am just an experienced contributor. Honestly speaking, when your article will get reviewed, it might get rejected as Wikinews serves an international audience and the above topic seems to be based on a region and might not affect any other person around the world.
For starters, you can write some global news which is currently popular. This increases the chances of your article getting published. You can see the already published articles for some reference and help. You can refer to Google News, a collective news service for some suggestions on what article to write.
Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Although your concern towards the article is valid, the way you worded your comments displays hints of a patronising tone. Saying such things as 'Given that you are new here' can lead the user to think that their edits and presence are unwanted. Phrases of this kind are used in common situations as a way to highlight one's ignorance and incompetence in a passive-aggressive manner, though this probably was not your intention. Simply saying that Wikinews does not accept encyclopedic entries would suffice, citing What Wikinews is not. Remember that Wikinews relies on volunteers to exist, and that you are also a volunteer. I ask of you to refrain from using such tones, phrases and vocabulary as these methods scare off new contributors that may be valuable additions to the project and that a situation of this kind involving you and a new user is not the first. Everyone needs to start somewhere and makes mistakes, as you may understand. If you have any questions ask them here or on my talk page. Henrymyman (talk) 18:14, 26 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
The text in the article is just a machine translation from the source with little to no modifications. Please write it in your own words and add at least one or two English source. If you need further help just put a message on my talk page or if you need some help from the admins go here- WN:A2006nishan178713t@lk13:36, 29 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thanks 2006nishan178713 (talk) 15:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
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