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I disagree with the idea of excluding "breaking news items which are temporary".  

I disagree with the idea of excluding "breaking news items which are temporary".  

:First, the Breaking News items are an important part of this site. They not only inform the editors of news items they may have missed, but they also contain links to the relevant articles at Conservapedia. Finding an appropriate article and properly placing it with appropriate links is definitely justified in receiving points during a contest. Iduan's suggestions are a start for further discussion.

:First, the Breaking News items are an important part of this site. They not only inform the editors of news items they may have missed, but they also contain links to the relevant articles at Conservapedia. Finding an appropriate article and properly placing it with appropriate links is definitely justified in receiving points during a contest. Iduan's suggestions are a start for further discussion.

:Second, the articles are not necessarily temporary. The Breaking News items are archived. Some of them are archived by subject. [[Previous Breaking News Terms H]] Some of these are directly referenced in the corresponding article. [[Hugo_Chavez#See_Also]] and [[Previous Breaking News/Hugo Chavez]].

:Second, the articles are not necessarily temporary. The Breaking News items are archived. ''Some'' of them are archived by subject. [[Previous Breaking News Terms H]] Some of these are directly referenced in the corresponding article. [[Hugo_Chavez#See_Also|Articles about Hugo Chavez from previous "Breaking News"]] and [[Previous Breaking News/Hugo Chavez]].

:Third, these archived articles are useful references to enhance an article. For example, #4:

:Third, these archived articles are useful references to enhance an article. For example, #4:

::[[Hugo Chavez]] demands that [[Pope Benedict]] apologize for saying the Roman Catholic Church purified Indians in Latin America. Chavez called the treatment of Indians after [[Christopher Columbus]] landed in 1492 a "holocaust". See article [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1819661120070519 here].

::[[Hugo Chavez]] demands that [[Pope Benedict]] apologize for saying the Roman Catholic Church purified Indians in Latin America. Chavez called the treatment of Indians after [[Christopher Columbus]] landed in 1492 a "holocaust". See article [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1819661120070519 here].

:The [[Hugo Chavez]] article did not even mention this item. I modified the article to include this item. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Hugo_Chavez&action=submit#Religious] By using the previous news items as references, editors have another unique resource to assist them in creating quality articles for Conservapedia.

:The [[Hugo Chavez]] article did not even mention this item. I modified the article to include this item. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Hugo_Chavez&action=submit#Religious] By using the previous news items as references, editors have another unique resource to assist them in creating quality articles for Conservapedia.

In summary, The Breaking News articles are much more important than Brian realizes (because they can influence the <u>permanent mainspace article improvement and creation</u>), and therefore should receive points in a contest. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 15:59, 26 November 2007 (EST)

In summary, The Breaking News articles are much more important than Brian realizes (because they ''can'' influence <u>permanent mainspace article improvement and creation</u>), and therefore should receive points in a contest. --[[User:Crocoite|Crocoite]] 15:59, 26 November 2007 (EST)

== Challenges ==

== Challenges ==