User talk:207.178.224.135

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ), 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!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, please cease to replace article contents with material that infringes other people's copyright. --+Deprifry+ 21:03, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Copyright issues
I don't want to discourage you, but you need to look at the above links on what is suitable and acceptable on Wikinews. You can't copy entire articles from another site, and you can't copy substantial sections from another site's article. Your contributions have to be in your own words, and preferably after reading a couple of sources.

Copyright can be difficult to properly follow, but if you write in your own words then you can assign the copyright as you choose. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC)