I have verified that this account belongs to the webmaster of RAWA, as such it may republish content from rawa.org here under our Creative Common License. RAWA may not wish to release all content on rawa.org here. So I suggest that users correspond with this account if they have further questions. Nyarlathotep 11:19, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Welcome
editRAWA, 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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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! I cleared your user page because you cannot use Wikinews for advertising. Thanks, Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 00:00, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
- Also, your article 11-year-old girl is abducted and raped by Afgan criminals was renamed, and a "NPOV" tag was placed on it. Wikinews editors must adhere to a Neutral Point of View policy. Thank you! Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 00:04, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
- Quick question: Is this account used by one person, or shared by multiple people? Bawolff ☺☻ 00:48, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
- It is used by one person that is webmaster of RAWA's web site. RAWA 08:56, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Articles
editWelcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Gulbar is Burnt by Her Husband in Afghanistan, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that it currently does not conform to our Style guide. Wikinews articles must meet certain standards. You may find the information at Writing an article to be useful.
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