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{{NewsItemWhite | timestamp=December 7| news=Help pages have been updated on certain matters which I would like to bring to users' attention. The issue of venue names which have changed through the years is addressed in [[Help:Naming articles]]. Policies on using image files from other websites has been added to [[Help:Images and other media]]. Determining situations in which separate events on the same day do or don't require separate entries is now discussed at [[Help:Events]]. We ask all regular and new contributors to take a moment to review these policies.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 05:26, 7 December 2008 (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)}}
{{NewsItemRed | timestamp=November 6| news=Introducing a new feature at the [[PoliceWiki]]: Fan profiles! You can now use [[Template: Fan]] to either dress up your user page or to create a new page about yourself as a fan of [[The Police]] and/or [[Sting]], [[Stewart Copeland|Stewart]], and [[Andy Summers|Andy]]. We'd like to encourage the use of the [[PoliceWiki]] to create a directory of fans and as a way that fans can talk about and record their own involvement in [[The Police|Police]] fandom. Please see [[Help:Articles]], however, for expanded rules on creating and editing pages about individuals.--[[User:Sockii|Sockii]] 05:23, 6 November 2008 (PST)}}
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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)}}
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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.