User talk:ONETWOTHREE
Welcome[edit]
ONETWOTHREE, 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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- Wikinews:Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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- Wikinews:Introduction - overview of the site
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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
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police brutality article[edit]
the article that u've posted contains personally identifying information of many individuals and does not contain any sources substantiating the allegations made in them. such articles are deleted if there is a risk of libel. also note that Wikinews is a news source, and not a place to post press releases or advocacy pieces. pls ensure that what u post here meets our content guidelines, in particular, that the content is substantiated by sources and is written in a neutral. the links below will introduce you to Wikinews and how to contribute here. — Doldrums(talk) 05:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
- Doldrums, I believe you mean the links in the welcome message that you posted above? Thunderhead - (talk) 06:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC)