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URL of the page ^* Headline ^*

headline active voice ^* sentence case ^* is ok for international audience and does not include specialised vocabulary or names of places without indicating country. ^* is accurate e.g. not 'Mr Johnson was an idiot' ^* comment ^*

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is written in past tense ('did' not 'does') ^* around one to five paragraphs ^* first paragraph answers 5Ws (Who what where when why how) ^* paragraphs 2 to end, start with newsworthy details, followed by essential background information ^* Sufficient amount of background information is included for non specialised audience ^* The text is written from a neutral point of view representing positions from multiple parties. This is not a press release. E.g. 'John won a court case' based only on announcement of John blog vs 'court X published judgmenent. John order of Y was approved. John order of Z was denied and he was requested to pay a half of court fee.' ^* text is attributed. E.g. 'the explosion was loud' vs 'a wittness said to us that the explosion was loud'. ^* After checking the linked sources, confirm essential information was not excluded. ^* After checking sources, confirm everything in the report is verificable and is accurate. If something is not verifiable, remove it from the report, and add a note in comment. ^* The text was not plagiarised. (This may be confirmed by putting it in a web search engine, and also manually checking against the sources provided.) ^* At least two independent sources are included. This helps to reduce risk of inaccuracies, and make the report more balanced. ^* comment ^*

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Links to Wikipedia are included using syntax [[wp>Page name|Page title, if different from page name]] ^* The geo tag is correct. Checked position of latitude and lpngitude on map ^* added {{ to geo tag to get it to show up on map on the home pahe ^* Major tags are specified, such as those listed on the 'add news' form. They are correct and do not have typos. ^* The text is free from grammatical and punctuation errors. ^* The sources are formatted correctly, including title, publisher name, publish date in 'January 30, 2026' format ^* Sources are listed by date, from newest to oldest. ^* Comment ^*

Media (images and videos) The media is uploaded locally ^* Each image has copyright specified in exif. If this is not specified, add and upload new version. ^* Where required by licence, attribution to image is included in image caption ^* comment ^*

Publish checklist

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Renamed page from 'onm:' to main namespace.Proofread the report and this review checklist notes.Checked communications from other users and previous review(s)Report looks ready to publish.Activated the geotag by adding '{{' at beginning of line. comment ^*

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