IdioticAnarchist

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Extended-confirmed restriction

Hi IdioticAnarchist,

I have noticed that you have recently edited pages related to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Please note that, due to community consensus documented at WP:GS/RUSUKR, only extended-confirmed editors may make such edits.

When in doubt, please assume that a topic is covered by this restriction. We call this "broadly construed". If this still leaves you unsure about whether a topic is affected by the restriction, feel free to ask on my talk page.

This is not widely announced to newcomers, so I'm not blaming or condemning you for not knowing about this. I'm also not saying that your editing has been problematic in any other way. Your edit may well have been perfectly fine in all other regards, yet may have been removed for this reason.

Additionally, Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee has recognized "Eastern Europe or the Balkans" as a generally contentious topic area. Don't worry: The restriction to extended-confirmed editors is about the Russo-Ukrainian War, not the entirety of Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The box below contains standardized advice for everyone.

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This may be confusing, so I'll attempt to summarize it:

• Only extended-confirmed editors may edit pages related to the Russo-Ukrainian War. Details and exceptions can be found at WP:GS/RUSUKR.
• All edits about Eastern Europe and the Balkans, by all users, need to be done with extra care.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if there are any questions.

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 10:32, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

May 2023

Hello, I'm 25stargeneral. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Myanmar civil war (2021–present), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. 25stargeneral (talk) 02:01, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Citations

<ref> + bare URL + </ref>

or just use the citation tool in the editor.

{{ + }} make templates. Your citations don't do anything because you're calling non-existent templates instead of using the <ref>{{citation|url=}}</ref> template. Yue🌙 20:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

My bad, I was tired and made a mistake. Thanks for fixing it! IdioticAnarchist (talk) 21:52, 13 April 2024 (UTC)