User talk:71.247.229.99

Your article
Hey there. Sorry for deleting your article, but it seemed to be a duplicate of another one already in progress (CNN headquarters infected with virus, misreports seriousness). Below is the text of article when I deleted it:


 * Major media outlets in the United States have been affected by the WORM_ARBOT.dzx computer worm. At around 5:20pm EDT, CNN reported that computers running Windows 2000 have been stricken with that worm. Cases have been reported that this began as early as 1:00pm. The worm is said to cause computers to literally trigger the computer to shut down. Reports have also been confirmed that, other outlets, and establishments across the world have been affected.


 * Microsoft had categorized this as a "Low Impact", nevertheless Windows 2000 users are asked to take precautions, especially those connected to the internet. Users are advised to not bother with the computer as of now. About 20% of the computer population uses Windows 2000. As of 6pm, the following news outlets are affected: CNN, ABC, and the New York Times Company.

Thanks for contributing, and sorry for any inconvenience. --Mrmiscellanious 22:25, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Re: Duplicates
Well, not technically. But we'd like for collaboration on one article instead of having multiple articles on one statement (just gets too messy). Feel free to edit the other article, pages are not restricted by user contributions (ie. others are freely open to edit any article, no ownership is claimed). Your article contained a lot of helpful information. --Mrmiscellanious 22:35, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

You can take this one.
I am the author of CNN headquarters infected with virus, misreports seriousness. That story was based on what I saw on the CNN cable channel. You can take over this story, I'm not sure what I'm doing here.

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24.236.102.204 22:35, 16 August 2005 (UTC)