User talk:JzG
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[edit]JzG, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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- Wotcher, Daniel. Getting reports on Large fire near London 2012 Olympics Games site by IM from my spies at Canary Wharf. JzG 13:04, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Guy, nice of you to join us here. A word, if there is any original reporting in the article it should be tagged with {{original reporting}} and a note on the article talk page should explain what original reporting occurred. JoshuaZ 15:42, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- It was second-hand, relayed from friends at Canada Square, and taken from online reporting on News 24 - I think I attributed most of it. JzG 12:26, 24 November 2007 (UTC)