User talk:Donald

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

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original reporting
Hi there I see you put an original reporting tag on your story. Could you add some more detail about that? Thanks ClareWhite 10:22, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

al-qaeda video article
hi, thanks for contributing to wikinews. the al-qaeda video article New al-Qaeda tape shows one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted men appears to be a copyright violation, and has been tagged as such. please see Copyright and this section for more information and the links in the welcome message above for more info on how to contribute to wikinews. cheers, Doldrums 09:39, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * DOUBLE DUBAYA! is also a verbatim copyvio from USA Today. Please take a look at the links Doldrums provided. --Deprifry|+T+ 11:07, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * US military claims 20 insurgents killed, Nintendo Revolution name revealed, Bodies of at least 28 police recruits found in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. and Berlusconi concedes defeat - articles you created - are all copyright violations. Please, do not submit copyrighted material to Wikinews again. --Deprifry|+T+ 11:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)