User talk:Side-line

Hi!

I've been watching you build your article on 242, and there are a couple of things I hope you will be able to add to it.

The first is sources. For every factual claim, you need a source to back it up. So, for example, in your first sentence: "A brand new Front 242 live DVD, entitled "Catch the men", is about to hit the online streets", you make a number of factual claims (which is good!):

• There is a band named Front 242
• They are releasing a DVD of live video
• The DVD will be titled "Catch the men" (note the capitalization)
• will be released online

Most likely any single news article about this DVD release will mention all of these points, and can be used as a citation to support all the factual claims. But, it's always good to have more than one source. And a press release is not considered adequate, since it is a form of advertising and therefore not a reliable reference.

The other element of the article is balance, or what is often described as neutral point of view. Wikinews articles are not press releases, or articles on a fan website. This article has a lot of possibility but it needs to be news first, and supportive of the band second.

Thanks for contributing! - Amgine 18:49, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Front 242

I just spent some time trying to improve the article on Front 242 that you submitted. Then I discovered that it was copied.

Here are some places that the article appears:

http://slashgoth.org/stories.php?story=05/02/18/4947769

http://www.beatfreax.nl/s/760edfdc1f/art_id/844.html

Please don't submit stuff written by other people. If you are the original author, include sources to back up what you're saying. As it is, I am submitting your article for deletion. Pingswept 04:46, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)