I did some minor editing of 4-year-old boy attacked by Pit bull mix, and published it. Great article. Just as a note about our style; we try to avoid dramatic terms like "terrifying struggle", and stick to facts. Though it may have been frightening for the boy, "terrifying" is a weighted, POV term.
Gotchya. It was the term used in one of the sources. Probably shouldn't have used it for that reason alone, but it did sound good. :) I'll avoid that in the future, but I wasn't sure if that rule applied here as it does on en.wiki. I'll read over policy here more tomorrow. Thanks, Lara♥Love07:28, 24 August 2007 (UTC)Reply
You were correct on the Newsroom collaboration box. Best to put a little note what you want help for exactly, like: "copyediting and sources" or something. Good work. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:20, 24 August 2007 (UTC)Reply
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Yep, I know the ego-rush you get when your own work is featured on the main page. In any case, congratulations! Please continue to write great articles. MessedRocker (talk) 05:48, 25 August 2007 (UTC)Reply
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A new year has started, and contributions, especially original reporting, seem to have increased a bit lately. I'd like to thank and welcome the hundreds of new wikinewsies since the last edition. --Anonymous101 (Talk) 21:13, 7 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
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