User talk:FragileFrigateBird

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I am well enough, thank you for inquiring. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 18:22, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How are you?

The weather where I live[edit]

No, not at the moment :). But damn cold. --Deprifry|+T+ 18:28, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

whats the temp??? its like 50 here but cold and windy.

About -2°C, that would be around 28°F if the Internet calculator got that right... --Deprifry|+T+ 18:31, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

snow or rain? --FragileFrigateBird 18:32, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It snowed this morning and all day yesterday but not at the moment. --Deprifry|+T+ 18:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What news are you currently working on? --FragileFrigateBird 18:34, 18 January 2006 (UTC) any good bird stories or weather related? --FragileFrigateBird 18:34, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No news currently in the works, sorry. --Deprifry|+T+ 18:37, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where I am (Vancouver, BC, Canada) it is cool and cloudy, damp but not raining at the moment. Hoping for a high of 10° - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 18:42, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Warm (-3 degrees celsius), with about 3 cm of snow on the ground. Been a warm winter so far. :(--MrMiscellanious (talk) – 18:50, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

you liking sun, rain, snow, etc? all of you!--FragileFrigateBird 18:49, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

dep you their amgine mr and who else???

RE: Apocalypse[edit]

The "universal apocalypse date" has traditionally been December 21, 2011 (Gregorian calendar). It's been featured in many books, TV shows, etc. - I'm sure there's a page about it on Wikipedia somewhere... --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:13, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

can you describe it in three words??? --FragileFrigateBird 19:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC) i would say like end, darkness, hell... --FragileFrigateBird 19:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Explosion, death, gone. This is all derived from the Mayan tales (I don't know much about it, other than there is a descrepency between actual dates - of course, I don't believe that it is the date the world will end.), which some have continued to keep alive on the internet (Google for "December 21, 2011" and you'll see what I mean). --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:17, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Will Jesus come back to earth or is he allready here? --FragileFrigateBird 19:18, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No one knows except him :), but (according to Bible, of course) he should return on Judgement Day (last day of the world). I hardly think that will coincide with the Mayan date, but... --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:19, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

jesus black female or male? --FragileFrigateBird 19:23, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

News articles[edit]

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Wikinews does not accept articles which are speculative, or predictions about the future. You may wish to review the content guide, and what Wikinews is before attempting to submit articles which are not about news events. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 19:27, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what about upcoming events amgine??? or anyone??? --FragileFrigateBird 19:28, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where an event is scheduled (verifiably), it may be reported on in a manner consistent with the neutral point of view. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 19:30, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

why did you minimal the maine story???? cats --FragileFrigateBird 19:39, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article has a minimum of information; it does not explain the who, what, where, when, why, or how of the news event.

I am giving you a warning now: please do not post many news articles which are personal editorials, not news content, or are unverifiable reports. Over-creation of non-news articles and repeated recreation of deleted articles are considered vandalism on this site; the articles may be speedy deleted and the perpetrator may be blocked. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 19:48, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

amgine the news is their... i wrote it and its breaking news hear in portland maine! look at wgme 13 or something... POV and NPOV! amgine reason with us...

You need to have the source of where you got the INFO. If its original, it has to be in the form of a news story. Its snowing here, but that does not mean its breaking. Plus, this really is not news. Unless something major happens in that area, then Really its not news at all. DragonFire1024 is Jason Safoutin 19:52, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Write it as a news story, including links to your sources. As it is now it is not able to be developed let alone published. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 19:53, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How long on Wikinews...[edit]

More than a year. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 20:03, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what have you done??? in means of your favorite articles?? --FragileFrigateBird 20:04, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I do not track articles I start or articles I have substantial contributions to; all the articles are Wikinews's articles, created by the community. - Amgine | ^{talk en.WN} 21:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Look at my user page, you will see most of all the articles I published or helped to contribute to. DragonFire1024 is Jason Safoutin 20:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

nasty man!

You cannot expand on published articles. If the news changes, then a new article is written. Also the articles I published/started are goos ones. I have gotton good commets on them. Once again, cannot expand on published articles.

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