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--Brian McNeil / ^talk 03:29, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Matthew, nice to see you came back. If you ever want some advice on how to edit here, feel free to ask! :-) --Diego Grez ^{return fire} 00:56, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm just taking baby steps for now :) Matthewedwards (talk) 01:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Welcome back, Matthew. I was quite surprised - and pleased - to see your name in the recent changes with a new article symbol next to it. :-) If you ever need something or have questions, please don't hesitate to ping me at my talk page. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk] 02:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you :) There might be something soon, actually, to do with image placement. Matthewedwards (talk) 03:16, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Can someone delete Template:Doc, please? Not sure what the speedy delete policy is here, but I created it by accident and then blanked it. Thanks, 69.78.131.230 (talk) 05:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Done. Feel free to stick {{delete}} on anything needing speedy. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:04, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

If this is baby steps, I would love to see you run at full speed. Welcome back! --InfantGorilla (talk) 16:27, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. I just meant I'm gonna stick to writing stories, rather than get involved in any discussions and what-not for now. :) Matthewedwards (talk) 13:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello Matthewedwards. You have new messages at User talk:Diego Grez You can remove this notice by removing {{replied}} from your talk page

Hello Matthewedwards. You have new messages at User talk:Diego Grez You can remove this notice by removing {{replied}} from your talk page

Diego Grez ^{return fire} 23:53, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

something for you...

The Resilient Barnstar

I award you the Resilient Barnstar for your excellent contributions to Wikinews, especially in the field of original reporting, despite our shameful treatment of you a few months ago. Thanks a lot! Benny the mascot (talk) 16:02, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. That means a lot. I suspect that if this wasn't a Wikimedia project I most likely wouldn't have returned. :) Matthewedwards (talk) 16:04, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Reviewer Promotion

I have promoted you to the Wikinews:Reviewer class, entrusting you with the ability 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! —Mikemoral♪♫ 05:20, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Great stuff! Thanks to everyone who supported! :) Matthewedwards (talk) 22:15, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Swedish man uses webcam to broadcast suicide live on internet

If you accidentally sight a revision of a developing article, don't carry the sighting along to later versions; it can only cause later trouble — e.g., when you accidentally added {{publish}} to the article that presumably actually self-published it, i.e., put it up on the main page for the few seconds it took you to fix it.

I unsighted all the revisions for you. Since de-sighting is a trick that, over at Wikibooks, we took many months to figure out, I'll remark that all it takes is going down to the "Review this revision" box at bottom of the page, unchecking "Accuracy", and clicking the "Submit" button. --Pi zero (talk) 16:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh good, so I wasn't the only one who took 6 months to figure out how to de-sight something? I felt pretty dumb when I realized how easy it is;). Gopher65_talk 16:39, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks guys. I should have figured out there would be more to it. 208.54.5.77 (talk) 16:50, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Is that your IP? Want if so, sign in & say should you want it revdel'd. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:58, 12 October 2010 (UTC) Never mind, seen the edit now that says you're on your phone and know you're logged out. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 17:00, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't really care if my IP is shown. Thanks though :). It's just my phone, and it changes each time I reopen the browser. Same with my home outer, really. I use a cellular based usb wifi single, and thats changes each time it connects. 208.54.5.77 (talk) 17:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

May your family have
a joyous holiday season
and a new year blessed
with hope and happiness.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Ceremonies for Christmas Day (Robert Herrick) Kindle the Christmas brand, and then    Till sunset let it burn; Which quench'd, then lay it up again    Till Christmas next return. Part must be kept wherewith to teend    The Christmas log next year, And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend    Can do no mischief there.

If you don't celebrate Christmas ... Happy (belated) Hanukkah! Happy Eid al-Adha! Happy Kwanzaa! And of course, Happy Festivus! May this holiday season bring you the music of laughter, the warmth of friendship, and the steadying hand of love. ☃

—fetch·comms 23:00, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Same to you, too. Matthewedwards (talk) 19:33, 26 December 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.

Point 4 of the Privilege expiry policy provides for fast-tracking reacquisition of privileges. We all understand that real-life commitments can severely curtail the level of commitment you can give to Wikinews; 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) 21:46, 19 December 2012 (UTC)