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{{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=January 5| news=We have switched PoliceWiki to a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons 3.0 license] to protect the work done by our contributors. Please note this license only affects text contributions to the site and not image contributions, which will remain attributed as previously.----[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 11:49, 5 January 2010 (PST)}}
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{{NewsItemRed | timestamp=October 29| news=We are currently running a fundraising campaign to help offset the costs of recent upgrades and maintenance work for the website. If you love The PoliceWiki and want to see it continue to grow and thrive, please visit our [http://www.gofundme.com/thepolicewiki GoFundMe page].--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] ([[User talk:Sockii|talk]]) 07:11, 29 October 2014 (PDT)}}
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{{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=October 24| news=Maintenance work is now complete on the Wiki and editing is back open for business. We are hoping to transition the site to a dedicated URL/domain next month, so stay tuned for updates and further details regarding any site downtime.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] ([[User talk:Sockii|talk]]) 07:11, 29 October 2014 (PDT)}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 06:11, 29 October 2014

Wiki News
October 29 We are currently running a fundraising campaign to help offset the costs of recent upgrades and maintenance work for the website. If you love The PoliceWiki and want to see it continue to grow and thrive, please visit our GoFundMe page.--Sockii (talk) 07:11, 29 October 2014 (PDT)
October 24 Maintenance work is now complete on the Wiki and editing is back open for business. We are hoping to transition the site to a dedicated URL/domain next month, so stay tuned for updates and further details regarding any site downtime.--Sockii (talk) 07:11, 29 October 2014 (PDT)
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How to use

To add a line to the wiki news, do the following:

  1. If the first entry begins with "NewsItemRed", copy and paste in the following code above the first entry:
    {{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=MONTH DAY| news=(INSERT NEWS ITEM TEXT HERE}}
  2. If the first entry begins with "NewItemWhite", copy and paste in the following code above the first entry:
    {{NewsItemRed | timestamp=MONTH DAY| news=(INSERT NEWS ITEM TEXT HERE}}
  3. Correct the time stamp and new links.
  4. Add the item to Template:Wiki News

Items that have been up for more than two months should be removed from the list.