User talk:60.254.92.177

Hi there. I deleted an article that you (or someone who previously used the same IP address as you) created because it was an advertisment for the wikipedia toolbar. Wikinews is not an advertisment network and adds will be deleted on site. Since the toolbar is for wikinews, a brief notice on Water cooler, template:wn news or wikinews-l may be apropriate, but articles that are advertisments are not acceptable. If you have any questions, or whish to dispute this deletion, please feel free to leave me a message. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:38, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

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