User talk:Jonathan26

Welcome
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Polls
Just because policy does not permit links to external sites within the body of an article does not mean they should be completely removed. An == External links == section can be added to the Obama article and links to the polls referred to listed there.

Also, please do not go direct to publish. It is imperative that an independent editor has read the article and sources to verify it is factually accurate. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Copyright violation
I removed the copyright violations from this article, but please do not simply copy and paste things from other sites. That is illegal, and cannot be premitted on wikinews. If you are going to use an external source, rewrite it in your own words. Gopher65talk 16:24, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

I just changed it
My good sir, I just changed the tag to develop because it needed more content, you made no changes so please change it back to develop. The Mind&#39;s Eye (talk) 20:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Obama's VP candidate
Hi, thanks for creating that story, but your sole source won't load. We need at least two independent sources, anyway. However, please consider updating Story preparation/US candidate Barack Obama announces running mate via text message instead, when realiable/official announcements are made. Cheers, --SVTCobra 02:15, 23 August 2008 (UTC)