Open Research
Welcome
editOpen Research, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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There are always things to do on Wikinews:
- Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! irid:t 02:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
By the way...
editPlease don't alter the userspace of other users without their permission; User:SudhakarBabu is allowed to have whatever they want in their userspace as long as it doesn't infringe on our policies. Thank you. irid:t 02:16, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
- I wouldn't worry about it. Most people don't notice edits to their userspace, especially someone who hasn't edit since 1 November 2006. (Not to mention the fact that the editorial was the only contribution they made here... hrmph.) It was an honest mistake, and anyone who needs an apology out of you is just a ("meanie").
- Obviously you didn't know you were making edits in user space, but just for future reference, we tend to look down on that type of edit/rename. But don't worry about it. Welcome to Wikinews! irid:t 03:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)