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DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:23, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

File:Slingers16Dec08.jpg

Hi there. This file has been tagged for speedy deletion, because it does not provide any copyright information. If you took this photo yourself, we would request that you release it under a suitable free license - for example, {{cc-by-2.5}}. To do so, go to the image page, click on the "edit" tab up the top, and add {{self|cc-by-2.5}}. If you did not take the photograph, then you will need to contact the photographer to get them to release it under such a license, or else include information on the source of the photograph, and a fair use rationale explaining why the photograph can be used. If you cannot do this, then the image will be deleted shortly. Thank you, Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 23:56, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Are you sure you took the photo yourself (and didn't get it from another website or somebody). I don't mean to be overly-suspicious, but the image does not have any metadata with it, which is unusual for a photo taken directly by a user. Bawolff ☺☻ 11:16, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

I received your email - I was just being overly suspicious of image, ignore my previous comments about the image. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:57, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Xxxx wins Singapore Supermoto Challenge

Hi there - I changed {{develop}} into {{prepared}} on Xxxx wins Singapore Supermoto Challenge as it looks like the article is for an event that has not happened yet. Thanks, Bawolff ☺☻ 02:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Old news

I'm afraid another user has tagged Australia win thriller third cricket test against South Africa for deletion. It is really old for wikinews, but there is a good article at Wikipedia: w:South African cricket team in Australia in 2008-09#Third Test that could do with extra work (and some photos at Wikimedia Commons commons:Category:Third Test, Australia vs. South Africa 2008–09). --InfantGorilla (talk) 20:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)‎‎

Thanks & some questions

[copied from my talk]

Thanks for you help on some of my articles to date.....i must admit i question some people views but that is the wonder of such a public forum and community....maybe im just more used to writing editorial for commercial publications where the more one sides the better :)

Seriously....appreciate the help

I have an article in development / prepare that i want to delete....what is the magic command in wiki for "delete sesame"—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bjornengelhardt (talk • contribs)

Your welcome - I'm happy to help where I can. The magic delete code varies depending on the reason ({{delete|reason}}, {{dr}}, {{abandoned}}, {{minimal}}). If its your article, you can use {{delete|I am the original author, please delete this article because <reason here>}}, which puts it on the list of articles to be speedily deleted, where it should be deleted pretty fast. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

You've been AR'd

Congrats. --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 06:34, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

E-mail

If you don't want to use your own e-mail address, you can ask Brian McNeil about getting an address at wikinewsie.org. Cheers, --SVTCobra 11:59, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Signing your posts

Hi Bjornendgelhart! Just a friendly reminder, please remember to sign your comments on talk pages. I noticed some of your recent posts were missing a signature. Thanks and cheers. Tempodivalse [talk] 02:48, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

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You still around?? --Bddpaux (talk) 15:11, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Well, I'm going to take the liberty of removing the 'accredited' graphic from your user page. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:20, 9 December 2016 (UTC)