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July 2008

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Nicholas Miccarelli III, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted by ClueBot. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you believe there has been a mistake and would like to report a false positive, please report it here and then remove this warning from your talk page. If your edit was not vandalism, please feel free to make your edit again after reporting it. The following is the log entry regarding this warning: Nicholas Miccarelli III was changed by 192.216.120.25 (u) (t) blanking the page on 2008-07-09T20:29:31+00:00 . Thank you. ClueBot (talk) 20:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

October 2010

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Teen Mom has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. — SpikeToronto 15:26, 29 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

November 2010

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Nicholas Miccarelli III has been reverted, as it appears to have removed content from the page without explanation. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Alansohn (talk) 17:54, 30 November 2010 (UTC)Reply

October 2014

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Managing a conflict of interest

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  Hello, 192.216.120.25. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Seth Grove ‎, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

  • Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
  • Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
  • Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
  • Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. 220 of Borg 23:26, 14 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

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   The edits concerned are here.
Whoever is editing from this IP needs to consider how their edits will be regarded if, or when, the mass media examines them. Everything you edit here is recorded against the IP address, and is directly traceable to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, (Republican). In other words you need to be extremely careful and if a COI exists, such as making 'promotional' edits or seeming to 'white-wash' a politicians biography, then you should not make that edit. Such editing reflects very poorly upon the person whose BLP is edited, even if done in good faith and even if they are unaware of it! Removing material that the person 'doesn't like' will possibly have exactly the opposite effect that is wanted as it will be brought to peoples attention even more than if it had been left on their page. (See Streisand effect) You will be found out, eventually.
Just friendly advice!   --220 of Borg 23:49, 14 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

September 2015

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  Hello, 192.216.120.25. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Daryl Metcalfe, you may have a conflict of interest. People with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, see the conflict of interest guideline and frequently asked questions for organizations. In particular, please:

  • avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
  • instead, propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
  • avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
  • exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing, and autobiographies. Thank you. Gamaliel (talk) 15:13, 25 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Daryl Metcalfe, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Anaxial (talk) 20:14, 29 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

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  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did at Daryl Metcalfe, you may be blocked from editing. Thank you. Anaxial (talk) 20:15, 29 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did at Daryl Metcalfe. Anaxial (talk) 20:17, 29 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

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December 2018

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  Hello. I wanted to let you know that your recent edit(s) to the Hot Fuzz plot summary have been removed because they added a significant amount of unnecessary detail. Please avoid excessive detail and high word counts when editing plot summaries/synopses. You may read the plot summary edit guides to learn more about contributing constructively to plot summaries/synopses. There are also specific guidelines for films, musicals, television episodes, anime/manga, novels and non-fiction books. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 14:32, 12 December 2018 (UTC)Reply

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March 2019

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  Hello, I'm L293D. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person, Birch Bayh, but you didn’t support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. L293D ( • ) 20:00, 14 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Recent edit to Thomas J. O'Hara

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  Hello. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person (Thomas J. O'Hara), but that you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! B.Rossow · talk 17:51, 21 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

May 2020

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of Fuller House episodes. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. MPFitz1968 (talk) 18:03, 11 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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January 2021

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  Hello, I'm Thanoscar21. I noticed that you recently removed content from George Dunbar (Pennsylvania politician) without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. It is sourced. Thanoscar21talkcontributions 19:20, 6 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to George Dunbar (Pennsylvania politician), without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thanoscar21talkcontributions 19:22, 6 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, as you did at George Dunbar (Pennsylvania politician), you may be blocked from editing. It's sourced. Thanoscar21talkcontributions 21:10, 17 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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WP:COI

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Read WP:COI and abide by it. It's clear there is an inherent COI based on your IP address and the fact that the creator was hired to create the article. Stop editing it directly. CUPIDICAE💕 14:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

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  Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:192.216.120.25 reported by User:Praxidicae (Result: ). Thank you. CUPIDICAE💕 16:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

Reach out to OTRS

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You can reach out to WP:OTRS to try and have your identity verified, because right now we can't verify you're who you say you are. I understand that dealing with the byzantine and labyrinthine structures of Wikipedia can be irksome, but rest assured it developed this way over decades of applying duct tape over and over to hold pieces of it together. You may also want to make an account so it's easier for people to realize you are you, since the IP address you're posting from can change. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:40, 23 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

ScottishFinnishRadish This is not correct advice. Verifying identity as a user or as an IP will not change what I told them on the talk page, which is that we do not rely on information relayed through Wikipedia but what reliable sources say and we certainly don't allow subjects to dictate the content of the article. CUPIDICAE💕 15:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
I agree with that, but it would be good to know that we're actually talking with the person. It would also be nice to explain a bit better to someone who probably knows thing about the swirling vortex that is the machinery of Wikipedia what exactly has to be done to get the article into decent shape with the encyclopedia's best interests at its core. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:01, 23 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
It's irrelevant, we're not going to verify the identity of an IP. CUPIDICAE💕 16:02, 23 February 2021 (UTC)Reply
That would be why I said they should make an account. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:14, 23 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

November 2023

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  Hello, I'm Filmssssssssssss. I noticed that you recently removed content from Aaron Bernstine without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔 (talk) 18:35, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

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