User talk:74.69.245.148

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 * It's nice to see anons contributing constructivly on Wikinews! Happy editing! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 18:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Articles
Please do not create numerous articles to which you are not going to substantially contribute too as many writers may not edit them and they coluld be deleted. Also please find sources for your articles. DragonFire1024 19:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Articles
Thank you for writing articles on Wikinews, however, some articles may get taged or, etc, if they are abandoned. Please write more content to your articles as they are at risk of being deleted. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   19:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

could you help me?


 * Yes, how can I help you? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 19:30, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


 * with my articles?


 * Yes, I can help you. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 19:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


 * thank you could cleanup my articles?


 * Yes. But why don't you want to write more content to your articles? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 19:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

I like stubs so they can grow.


 * Not everyone on Wikinews is interested in one subject. Mabie you can write larger articles so that they can be on the main page! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 19:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Please try to write articles that are about three paragraphs long or shorter. I am happy to help you with your articles. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 19:50, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Copy and pasting
Hello! Please refrain from copying and pasting content directly from other articles. It is considered a form of copyright infringement and it has to be deleted immediately. ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  19:48, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

stub articles
hi, thanks for contributing to Wikinews. i do have one suggestion, instead of creating several stub articles, many of which have not been picked up by other editors, u can add to the list of proposed articles in the Newsroom. better still, u cld develop the stubs urself until they become a reasonable-length article. best, &mdash; Doldrums(talk) 14:45, 19 December 2006 (UTC)