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Welcome

67.36.86.7, 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
• If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
• 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) 06:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Presidential campaign news lead

welcome and thank you for ur interest in contributing to Wikinews. reg. ur query; while a candidate announcing dropping out or well sourced speculation of dropping out is certainly news, i feel that a posting on the blog of a non-notable rival candidate does not make for "well sourced". if this information can be corroborated with reports in independent and mainstream sources such as newspapers, then i think an article is indicated, not otherwise. a look thro' the introductory links above will also help you get a better feel for what kind of content is appropriate for Wikinews. in particular. Wikinews:Content guide, WN:NPOV and Wikinews:What Wikinews is. best, –Doldrums(talk) 06:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)