Wikipedia and copyright edit

  Hello Heymisterscott! Your additions to South Wilmington, Illinois have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Signed,The4lines |||| (Talk) (Contributions) 03:07, 4 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

February 2022 edit

 

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September 2023 edit

  Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Nudity in religion. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. --WikiLinuz {talk} 04:04, 3 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

Please do not revert to edits which state the opposite view of the cited material. Please bother to read cited material. You know what it is called when someone states a view outside of a cited source? A POINT OF VIEW. You clearly did not have the slightest sense of what the cited material had said when you decided to smash that revert button back to stating an opinion based statement which was not shared by the cited article. So how about instead of attacking people for trying to ensure material reflects the cited articles, you either buzz off or actually read the articles cited. Reverting back to someone’s personal opinion which is the opposite view of the cited article is not appropriate. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. “Thank you” Heymisterscott (talk) 04:05, 6 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

December 2023 edit

  Hello, I'm Wracking. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, it's important to be mindful of the feelings of your fellow editors, who may be frustrated by certain types of interaction. While you probably didn't intend any offense, please do remember that Wikipedia strives to be an inclusive atmosphere. In light of that, it would be greatly appreciated if you could moderate yourself so as not to offend. Please use helpful edit summaries that do not make personal remarks about other editors Wracking talk! 04:01, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

What is this referring to? Heymisterscott (talk) 06:46, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
This is referring to your edit summaries, such as Just….no. This article looks like it was written by a blindfolded ape [1] and Fixed absolutely horrendous grammar. Whoever wrote this should never ever edit again. [2]. See WP:SUMMARYNO. Thanks, Wracking talk! 19:19, 6 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
I would apologize, but I'm really not sorry.
Thanks Heymisterscott (talk) 19:31, 10 April 2024 (UTC)Reply