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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 23:48, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Your userpage

Hi there, I notice that you have been writing an article on your user page, and have tagged it for review. Unfortunately, we can only review articles that are in "mainspace" (that is, without a User: prefix). If you would like us to review your article, please rename your page to a suitable headline. If you do not wish your article to be reviewed, please remove the {{review}} tag from your page (so that we don't review it!). Thanks, Microchip08 (talk) 06:41, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Signing on talk pages

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikinews pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four w:tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. On many keyboards, the tilde is entered by holding the w:Shift key, and pressing the key with the tilde pictured. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! Microchip08 (talk) 09:29, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Further research shows extent of health issues related to diet-soda

Hi there! Pi zero reviewed your article, Further research shows extent of health issues related to diet-soda. However, there are some issues that need to be resolved before they can be published. Please read Pi zero's comments, amend the article, and put it back up for {{review}} when you think it is ready. If you have any questions, please ask! Microchip08 (talk) 12:09, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Car stackers could solve Sydney's parking problem

An article you contributed to, Car stackers could solve Sydney's parking problem, has not yet been published, but has not been edited for a significant period of time. Please consider taking another look at it, and trying to fix the problems the reviewer raised. You can then submit it for re-review, and hopefully it will be published. If the article is not edited after two days, it will be deleted (or moved out of the main article space, as appropriate). Thanks, Microchip08 (talk) 08:27, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Boko Haram to sell Nigerian abducted schoolgirls

This is now {{stale}}, given that it's a week old, as are all the sources.

However: the story has continued to develop and some of what was valid a week ago would still be valid were the article refreshed with current sources, and refocused on what is currently known. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 08:38, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!!

For finishing the article on the missing Texas woman I'd started! Now that's how a wiki is supposed to work! --Bddpaux (talk) 14:41, 23 June 2014 (UTC)