Jayron32

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Tempodivalse [talk] 21:01, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: Your article

Well, i just had a look at your article, and it's very good, you've got the hang of the "news-style" of writing very quickly. I see you've taken a very thorough read through our policies. The story has just passed its peer review and has been published as well, congratulations. Welcome once again. If you need any help or have questions, don't hesitate to ask me. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk] 21:38, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Generally, after a story has been published for 24 hours it should no longer be updated or altered for content (see WN:ARCHIVE). Thus, if updates happen within the next few hours, then it is okay to update the current article. If new information becomes available after a day or more, however, then a new article should be created instead. Hope this helped. Tempodivalse [talk] 21:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

You can create a separate header in the new article (right below the main article text but above the sources) under the title of "Related news" and then use the {{wikinews}} template to help link to previous articles. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk] 19:25, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

San Diego State University pitcher taken first in baseball draft

This article has now been published. Cheers, --SVTCobra 00:49, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

TY. And thanks for your help in cleaning it up! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:52, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Please see Talk:San_Diego_State_University_pitcher_taken_first_in_baseball_draft#Good_job. Calebrw (talk) 06:31, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Sources

Please remember to format sources as June 12, 2009 not any other way, including 2009-06-12 or 12 June 2009, etc. Thanks, Calebrw (talk) 02:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

No, the article looked good. I have done a copyedit and if you'd like, just take a look at the changes I've made to it. They are all minor corrections as no major ones are needed. Also, please single-space your sentences. You could do a thousand (spaces between sentences) and only one would show up, so more than one is pointless. Calebrw (talk) 02:26, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

In regards to spacing, it's not really a big deal, but it drives me crazy when I see it printed in profession documents. I do try to fix when possible, otherwise, you can run a fix if you have the proper gadget enabled, hit the one with the two checkmarks and that ought to take care of the problem and other problems you might have. Calebrw (talk) 04:00, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

your good with sports news

the penguins have won the stanley cup i started the article it needs A lot of work... care to lend a hand??? thanks --72.73.118.252 (talk) 05:02, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

I'll take a look at it. Thanks for the heads-up! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:44, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

You missed one fix: one date was not fixed. Dates in related news apply too. Calebrw (talk) 23:47, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Nobody's perfect. Least of all me. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:48, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

I, Tempodivalse, hereby award Jayron32 the Exceptional Newcomer Award for creating so many great articles in his first few days here. Keep it up! Tempodivalse [talk] 23:51, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Mooch ass grassy ass! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:54, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Editor status granted

I have promoted you to the Wikinews:Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read:

• Wikinews:Flagged revisions
• Wikinews:Reviewing articles
• {{Peer review}}
• {{Review}}
• Reviewed article version
• Flagged Revisions extension information, on MediaWiki

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Tempodivalse [talk] 22:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

My account

Hi there,

I know I'm not the greatest contributor to the Wikipedia world but I like to think I do make a difference if only a small one. So imagine my surprise when, as I went to correct a spelling mistake on the page of WWE wrestler Vladimir Kozlov, I found that I had been blocked from editing.

I believe there has been some confusion recently as I have started using a Vodaphone internet connection and my have been mistaken for someone name Robert Taggart. The message I recieved on attempting to edit advised me to quote WP:IPBE

The reason I have contacted you via Wikinews is because, as I've already said, I'm blocked on Wikipedia and am not very clear on the appeals process.

Anyway I look forward to hearing from you soon. Mccarry85 (talk) 12:54, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

privs

Busy elsewhere? We understand, but this is a notice of privilege expiry!

Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.

Under the Privilege expiry policy (enacted October 13, 2012) the rights held by your user account have been reduced due to inactivity, or lack of privilege use. You can view your user rights log here.

The privilege reduction is in no way intended as a reflection on your past work, or to imply you are unwelcome. The aim in curtailing privileges is to address security risks, and concern that a long period of inactivity means you may not be up-to-date with current policy and practices.

--Pi zero (talk) 00:36, 20 December 2012 (UTC)