User talk:MusicalAngel
Welcome[edit]
MusicalAngel, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
Our key policies - if you read anything, read these!
- Wikinews:Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
- Wikinews:Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews:
- Wikinews:Introduction - overview of the site
- Wikinews:Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
- Wikinews:Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
- Wikinews:Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
- Wikinews:Contents - the contents page.
There are always things to do on Wikinews:
- Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
- The front page lead articles often need updating
- Developing stories need finishing and publishing
- Discussions need your input
- Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
- And of course, stories need writing!
By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Mrmiscellanious 21:17, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Little Note[edit]
Hey there! I've noticed you've been creating some articles with the location followed by a dash. On Wikinews, usually this is reserved only for Original Reporting items. Welcome! --Mrmiscellanious 21:17, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Publishing articles[edit]
Welcome to Wikinews! We're always eager and happy to welcome new editors. As a note, it might be best not to {{publish}} articles immediately. It's generally best to give the community a chance to edit or at least review your articles before publishing. Of course, breaking news items are an exception to this "custom" -- there are no hard and fast rules dictating when it's appropriate to publish an article, but I generally never publish those articles I've been the primary editor on (I let someone else decide when they're ready). Please let me know if I can help you with anything or answer any questions! Again, welcome! --Chiacomo (talk) 03:51, 17 October 2005 (UTC)