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Welcome to Wikinews
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Getting started as a contributor
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Welcome! Thank you for joining Wikinews; we'd love for you to stick around and get more involved. To help you get started we have an essay that will guide you through the process of writing your first full article. There are many other things you can do on the project, but its lifeblood is new, current, stories written neutrally.  | |
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All Wikimedia projects have rules. Here are ours.
Listed here are the official policies of the project, you may be referred to some of them if your early attempts at writing articles don't follow them. Don't let this discourage you, we all had to start somewhere. The rules and guides laid out here are intended to keep content to high standards and meet certain rules the Wikimedia Foundation applies to all projects. It may seem like a lot to read, but you do not have to go through it all in one sitting, or know them all before you can start contributing. Remember, you should enjoy contributing to the project. If you're really stuck come chat with the regulars. There's usually someone in chat who will be happy to help, but they may not respond instantly. |
The core policies
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Places to go, people to meet
Wiki projects work because a sense of community forms around the project. Although writing news is far more individualistic than contributing to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, people often need minor help with things like spelling and copyediting. If a story isn't too old you might be able to expand it, or if it is disputed you may be able to find some more sources and rescue it before it is listed for deletion. There are always discussions going on about how the site could be improved, and your input is of value. Check the links here to see where you can give input to the running of the Wikinews project. |
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Write your first article for Wikinews!
Use the following box to help you create your first article. Simply type in a title to your story and press "Create page". Then start typing text to your story into the new box that will come up. When you're done, press "save page". That's all there is to it!
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Hi. If you believe an article is ready to be reviewed for publication, put the {{review}} tag on it. Don't add the {{publish}} tag to articles you've written yourself. {{publish}} is an internal tag that gets added automatically when an authorized reviewer publishes an article; it doesn't request publication (and it doesn't cause publication, either). --Pi zero (talk) 15:32, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
- Hello. I've added this article of yours as awaiting for review. I suggest it must not be much lengthy... however, it looks good to me.Thanks --Sainsf :) (talk) 05:10, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
- Hi. Unfortunately, upon review, the article as currently written is not about a current news event; see here. --Pi zero (talk) 11:15, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
- Just my (unsolicited) 2 cents: This isn't a poorly-written article. Assuming good faith re: copyright.....it contains some valuable info. It's too long, though, for Wikinews...and there're some concerns with the timeliness of it. Take a closer look at tightening up the headline and focus punchy language on a current news event.Bddpaux (talk) 14:39, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
- Hi. Unfortunately, upon review, the article as currently written is not about a current news event; see here. --Pi zero (talk) 11:15, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
- Bddpaux is wrong to say it is too long. We have many long articles at Wikinews.
- Your latest edit did not address the serious concerns listed at Talk:Critical Sanctions against Iran Impact the Antique Rug Market. To stand a chance, you must not copy text from other websites, and you must focus on a recent event (at its oldest 3 days ago.)