User talk:Ms uow
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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 01:35, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Before a reviewer starts reviewing and flags it, please add another source to support this article. As per policy, we need 2 independent sources. I will try to fix some things. But, the article isn't yet ready. Moreover, lede should convey the basic 5Ws and Hs questions.
aGastya ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 12:51, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
- Wait a moment. The article is no longer fresh. So, it is likely to be deleted.
Sorry for the harsh words. My intention is not to discourage you. Please have a look at the guidelines at this page, and then start contributing :)
aGastya ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 12:56, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
- Wait a moment. The article is no longer fresh. So, it is likely to be deleted.
Contributing[edit]
Hi. A general remark, considering the pages you've been creating. For synthesis, you want to start with a focal event that's specific, relevant, and fresh — those three together are newsworthiness — then choose your sources, including at least two mutually independent ones corroborating the focus. And keep in mind that our neutrality policy calls for objective facts; we don't publish opinion pieces. If Senator A says that Senator B is engaged in a criminal conspiracy, and Senator B says that Senator A is an idiot, we cannot report either of those claims as if it were objectively true (even if we believe they're both true); although we can report objectively that Senators A and B said those things.
You may find WN:Pillars of Wikinews writing helpful as a compact overview of articles, then WN:Writing an article as a valuable resource for writing a first article. --Pi zero (talk) 14:39, 5 July 2015 (UTC)