User talk:Willscrlt
| Welcome to Will's talk page. |
| Please leave me messages on the English Wikipedia or Wikibooks or on Wikimedia Commons. |
| I may not visit this site for a long time, and it could be a really long time before I see any messages left for me here. Thank you. |
Hello![edit]
Welcome to Wikinews. I placed this message here just to avoid making someone else have to welcome me. I'm an experienced wiki editor with over 4,000 edits across several Wikimedia Foundation sites. Instead of giving me a generic welcome message for typical new users, why not give me some pointers on what makes the English Wikinews unique and different from the English Wikipedia, WikiBooks, and Commons—the three sites with which I am most familiar. Thanks! Have a great day. --Willscrlt (Talk)
Welcome[edit]
Willscrlt, 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: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
- 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! — Doldrums(talk) 07:16, 14 December 2006 (UTC)