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{{NewsItemRed | timestamp=May 31| news='''We want your photos!''' We are hoping to have at least 1-2 images from every Police concert from the [[2007-2008 Reunion Tour]] to help document the tour. Also scans/photos of tickets (once used, of course), local flyers or advertisements for shows, etc. If you have anything you can contribute, you can send images or links to [[User:Sockii|Sockii]], and full credit will be givne for any images we use.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 05:27, 31 May 2008 (PDT)}}
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{{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=April 25| news=We've been working hard to add templates to lots of pages for people, tour dates, songs, etc, to hopefully make it easier for visitors to jump in and start editing. So please feel free to do so! It's not necessary to build an entire article in one shot, just to add information wherever you might have it.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 04:52, 25 April 2008 (PDT)}}
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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)}}
{{NewsItemRed | timestamp=April 3| news=New to working in Wiki code? Not sure how to use a [[Help:Templates|template]] or how to format things properly? Test things out in the [[PoliceWiki:Sandbox|sandbox]] without being afraid of "messing up" an actual article page.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 03:47, 3 April 2008 (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)}}
{{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=April 1| news=[[PoliceWiki]] is now open to the public for editing, viewing, and additions. To see sample pages which have been built so far, as well as page templates developed for use, please visit [[Help:Templates]]--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 04:00, 1 April 2008 (PDT)}}
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 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.