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Getting a head start as a Wikinews contributor
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Hi, thanks for starting that article. A good guide to writing on Wikinews is the page Wikinews:Writing an article. Articles on Wikinews require at least two independent sources. You put one from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution which is great, now the article just needs a second source to verify information. You could start with the first paragraph, what we sometimes call the lead (or lede). This paragraph answers the basics, the Who, the What, the Where, the When, the Why, and the How. So, for example, in this story:
"On Friday in Cobb County, Georgia, United States a grand jury return an indictment against a man accused of killing three people at a golf course in Kennesaw."
If you have any questions, you can ask me on my talk page, or you can ask at the assistance page —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 06:36, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi, I just wanted to let you know the article got renamed "Man charged following triple homicide in Cobb County, Georgia" to fit more in line with the guideline for making headlines. Another editor was able to use the sources you included to expand the article to the minimal length needed for publication. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:44, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
This user is currently blocked. The latest block log entry is provided below for reference: 22:22, 27 July 2021 Abuse filter talk contribs blocked 64.39.87.169 talk with an expiration time of 1 week (anonymous users only, account creation disabled) (Automatically blocked by abuse filter. Description of matched rule: cs-spam)
Chess?
I got blocked, on chess talk page i was trying to ask a question. Not spam. 64.39.87.169 (talk) 22:26, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hello, I've unblocked your IP address. We have an automated process that's generally fairly accurate at blocking spam that would otherwise get posted here. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:47, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Thnx
For the unblock. 64.39.87.169 (talk) 23:06, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
- {{unblock|sorry}} 64.39.87.169 (talk) 06:41, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- im blocked {{unblock|Saxophone31690 did nothing wrong}} 64.39.87.169 (talk) 22:24, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
saxophone 31690
Permission error Jump to navigationJump to search You do not have permission to create this page, for the following reason:
Your account or IP address has been blocked from editing Wikinews by Abuse filter.
Start of block: 22:16, 8 October 2021 Block expiry date: infinite Intended blockee: Saxophone31690 The reason given for the block is: Automatically blocked by abuse filter.
Description of matched rule: cs-spam If you believe the block is unjustified, you may add {{unblock|your reason here}} to your talk page to contest it, if your talk page has not been protected from editing. Alternatively, you may be able to contact Abuse filter or one of the other administrators on IRC to discuss the block. You may also e-mail the admin who blocked you using the "e-mail user" link on their user page, by clicking here, if you have not been blocked from sending email as well. The receiving administrator, as well as yourself, will need to have registered an e-mail address in order to do this.
Your IP address is 64.39.87.169. It is recommended that you include this address in any queries that you make.
Were you blocked because your IP address was suspected of being a open proxy? Please note that Wikinews does not allow editing from open proxies due to the potential for editing abuse. However, open proxies occasional close themselves, and a non-proxy IP might get caught up in the block, preventing users from editing. If the IP you are using is no longer an open proxy, or you believe that the block was made in error, please go to your talk page and add {{unblock|No longer open proxy}} to it. An administrator will then check the status of the IP and unblock it if it is no longer an open proxy.
Unblock please
Account creation error Jump to navigationJump to search Your IP address has been automatically blocked because it was used by another user, who was blocked by Abuse filter. The reason given is:
Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Saxophone31690". The reason given for Saxophone31690's block is "Automatically blocked by abuse filter. Description of matched rule: cs-spam"
Start of block: 22:21, 8 October 2021 Expiration of block: 22:21, 9 October 2021 Intended blockee: 64.39.87.169 You may contact Abuse filter or one of the other administrators to discuss the block.
You can use the "Email this user" feature if a valid email address is specified in your preferences and you have not been blocked from using it.
Your current IP address is 64.39.87.169, and the block ID is #54918. Please include all above details in any queries you make.
{{unblock|abuse filter mistook me}} 64.39.87.169 (talk) 10:47, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
Abuse filter
blocked me {{unblock|mistake}} 64.39.87.169 (talk) 22:26, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi it looks like your IP address is not blocked on Wikinews. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 23:16, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- Ty i will help out now. 64.39.87.169 (talk) 00:06, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
Don't worry about the article name for now, we can rename it later, if the content becomes substantial.
Write a lede, in which you describe the key elements of this event. Then detail them further in the coming paragraphs. Concentrate on what happened now.
Include your sources at the bottom (we require at least two of them).
If you haven't already, read about our basic principles here. - Xbspiro (talk) 00:42, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
Page name
If you are interested, you are able to create an account and you could rename page titles youself. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 04:35, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
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