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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 20:26, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Welcome!

I am pretty sure you're new here... as such: Welcome! Let me know if I can help you in some fashion!--Bddpaux (talk) 21:38, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

This user has not made any contributions as of yet, still welcoming? BigKrow (talk) 21:39, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure they started an article.--Bddpaux (talk) 21:40, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Ok im not trying to push away this user then, Apologies @Lejar, @Bddpaux BigKrow (talk) 21:42, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Bddpaux! My article has been reviewed and I'll start working on the requested changed. Lejar (talk) 19:15, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Hurricane Beryl to reach Jamaica

Sorry this got overtaken by the pace of events again. Another en.wn reporter has started an article about the more recent developments surrounding Beryl. Heavy Water (talk) 21:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

UN secretary-general warns about rising sea levels

Unfortunately this didn't pass review this first time. Please see my review comments on the article's talk page. Heavy Water (talk) 01:51, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Lejar, do you have time to make the requested improvements today? Please confirm. Gryllida (talk) 10:51, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes! Lejar (talk) 13:59, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Keep at it!

I like your busy-ness -- keep it up, please! If I can help, please let me know. I'm sorry that some of your articles have not made it. Are you familiar with the idea of 'gatwicking'?--Bddpaux (talk) 17:22, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Thank you for the kind words! Yes, I think I did 'gatwick' an article but it didn't get re-reviewed probably because of too few reviewers

No worries. I'll try to work more on my next article and hopefully it will pass review! Lejar (talk) 18:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Re: Bangladesh story

Hi @Lejar

I would strongly recommend specifying what, when and how happened. I checked one of sources and saw officials said something to "reuters" or "reporters" on Wednesday and Tuesday. Just chatting to a news outlet is probably not the most important thing that happened this week. What exactly happened that warranted attention from journalists? What is the most newsworthy, specific, event from this week that you are reporting? (If it is "the number of Myanmar refugees exceeds 8000 for the first time", for example, then the original official source and date of announcemment need to be included).

Can you edit the article to resolve this today? Please confirm.

Please let me know how I can help. -- Gryllida (talk) 19:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment. I cannot look into this today, but will do so tomorrow. Lejar (talk) 19:41, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Gryllida (talk) 19:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems @Darkfrog24 (Thanks!) has already enhanced the article to answer the what, when and how:

The Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs office reported Tuesday that around eight thousand Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar had entered the country in the past two months Lejar (talk) 10:41, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

It was authored on September 6, three days after the event... :-/ I don't think I will be able to do a review in time, sorry. Just did one and it is my night time, myself. Gryllida (talk) 12:08, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Almost 200 environmental activists were killed in 2023

Hi Lejar 🙂, I have left you a note on the talk page of the article. Please check and revise if and where needed. Kind regards, -- Gryllida (talk) 10:33, 14 September 2024 (UTC)