User talk:80.43.49.57

Welcome
80.43.49.57, 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! → CGorman (Talk) 15:30, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
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Wikinews uses a "neutral point of view"
Hi, you recent story on RPA fell well short of the Neutral point of view policy, which is non-negotiable. Please take some time to thoroughly read that page and take on board what it means. Thanks! Dan100 (Talk) 11:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Richard, thanks for getting back to me. I've replied on my Talk page. Dan100 (Talk) 15:41, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Tildes and Burundi
If you create an account, the tildes will even sign your name for you! I don't know what they are either, and I'm still learning the code too :) We often have stuff that nobody else is reporting, it's a really important part of what Wikinews does. I have an interest in the Great Lakes: was in Rwanda last month and met several Burundians, I'm also working on a media project with journalism students in Rwanda though I haven't quite been able to lure them onto the Wiki yet! Leave me a message on my Talk page if you need any help with anything - hope you keep writing :) ClareWhite 14:12, 20 July 2005 (UTC)