Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/tcl/dotlrn-news-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/tcl/dotlrn-news-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/tcl/dotlrn-news-procs.tcl	29 Mar 2002 19:19:43 -0000	1.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-news/tcl/dotlrn-news-procs.tcl	16 Apr 2002 13:58:05 -0000	1.15
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@
     } {
 	Add the news applet to a specifc dotlrn community
     } {
+	# portal template stuff
+	set pt_id [dotlrn_community::get_portal_template_id $community_id]
+
+	# set up the DS for the portal template
+	news_portlet::make_self_available $pt_id
+
+        if {[dotlrn_community::dummy_comm_p -community_id $community_id]} {
+            news_portlet::add_self_to_page $pt_id 0
+            return
+        }
+
 	# Callback to get node_id from community
 	# REVISIT this (ben)
 	set node_id [site_node_id [ad_conn url]]
@@ -73,11 +84,6 @@
 	set package_key [package_key]
 	set package_id [dotlrn::instantiate_and_mount $community_id $package_key]
 
-	# portal template stuff
-	set pt_id [dotlrn_community::get_portal_template_id $community_id]
-
-	# set up the DS for the portal template
-	news_portlet::make_self_available $pt_id
 	news_portlet::add_self_to_page $pt_id $package_id
 
 	# set up the DS for the admin portal