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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 22:09, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

You leave me in a difficult spot

Hi. I noticed you created a genuine article, and one which was patent nonsense. It could be an honest mistake at your end, while you want to focus on writing news articles. So I am reminding you, but I hope you don't go on to create non-sense pages.
•–• 22:30, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

If your other page was an honest mistake (for which I had issued a block), but your intentions were to be a useful part of the project, I sincerely apologise.
•–• 22:33, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Oh shoot! I am so sorry! Turns out you were nominating Edit My Paper for deletion. I am really sorry.
•–• 22:36, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

I have self-reported my error at Wn:AAA. Please forgive my mistake. I should have been more alert.
•–• 22:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

AU templates

Hi, can you please stop creating those templates and categories? They are not fit for Wikinews.
•–• 22:52, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

The "DF AU‎" template left me puzzled, too. I have not seen any similar templates before and I am not sure how it could be useful for Wikinews. Could you please give me a clue? Thanks. Regards, --Gryllida (talk) 22:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

May I ask what DF AU is? You seem...insistent it stays. Why? What? --Dylan Smithson (talk) 00:58, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi

Have you used a talk page before? It takes just two clicks:

1) Click "edit" next to the "Hi" heading. A textbox will show.

2) Write your message at the end of the box -- introduce yourself or your favourite news topics. At the end of your message append four tildes to insert the signature with your nick and timestamp.

3) Click 'Save changes'.

I saw you created your user page, but not sure if you know how to use a talk page. Hope it helps. Regards, --Gryllida (talk) 22:57, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Contributing

It honestly does not look as if you are here to further the goals of the project. If you are here to participate, explain please, what you've been doing and, if you were unblocked, what you would do differently. --Pi zero (talk) 03:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikinews due to inserting nonsense/gibberish into pages. If you believe this block is unjustified or wish to contest it, you may add {{unblock|your reason}} to this page, go to Wikinews IRC to request to be unblocked, or send a message to wikinews-l wikimedia ● org.

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