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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 23:39, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Obama defends use of drones

I have reviewed Obama defends use of drones and left extensive comments at Talk:Obama defends use of drones. Please address all the points in the review before resubmitting. If you do not agree with the comments, then please explain so on the talk page. The article appears to have a fundamental problem with newsworthiness because the lead sentence indicates this happened last Thursday. (If it was actually yesterday, then please review the style guide so you understand why your dating was viewed as happening over a week ago. --LauraHale (talk) 04:48, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I've reviewed the article, and had some concerns. Because the concerns go to some rather deep considerations in the review process and project workflow, I tried to provide some sense of those underlying considerations. Please see my review comments, and detailed history of edits during review. --Pi zero (talk) 14:15, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

The article (which ended up here) has missed its freshness window. Frustrating for everyone; but it did get two extensive reviews, which represents quite a bit of reviewer labor and —especially— reviewer feedback, so the hope is that it leaves you in a better position going into another article. It often takes a while before a new contributor can consistently get their articles published. The best chance of publication is for an article that can pass on its first review (which is also the most efficient use of the admittedly scarce resource of reviewer labor), and past experience helps. --Pi zero (talk) 01:45, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Obama's counterterrorism speech sparks debate on legality of drone strikes

Hello. Your article "Obama's counterterrorism speech sparks debate on legality of drone strikes" has been deemed abandoned, but is still viewable at User:Kac90/Obama's counterterrorism speech sparks debate on legality of drone strikes. Thank you for your contribution. Remember that most articles from new contributors are not published and so there is no need to be discouraged. Just read Wikinews:Writing an article and follow the guidelines there and your next article will likely be published. Thanks again for your interest.--William S. Saturn (talk) 00:13, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

US drone kills Taliban leader in Pakistan

Your article "US drone kills Taliban leader in Pakistan" was deleted as abandoned, but it's been moved to User:Kac90/US drone kills Taliban leader in Pakistan for future reference. —Mikemoral♪♫ 08:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)