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Sincerely, User:Yitbe (talk) 15:11, 29 November 2021 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

STOP INVALID EDITS

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@196.188.75.56: Stop unnecessary edits as you did to List of cities and towns in Ethiopia. It's called WP:Vandalism and may put you on blocking from editing. Please read WP:Policy for more. - Yitbe A-21 14:14, 29 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

December 2021

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  Hello, I'm Cordless Larry. Your recent edit(s) to the page Amhara people appear to have added incorrect information, so they have been reverted for now. If you believe the information was correct, please cite a reliable source or discuss your change on the article's talk page. 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. Thank you. Cordless Larry (talk) 14:11, 13 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did at Amhara people. Cordless Larry (talk) 14:18, 13 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.
 
Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for persistently making disruptive edits.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Cordless Larry (talk) 17:02, 23 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
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May 2022

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Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 month for persistently adding unsourced or poorly sourced content.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Cordless Larry (talk) 07:23, 23 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
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August 2022

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  Hello, I'm Arjayay. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, North Gondar Zone, 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. - Arjayay (talk) 08:22, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not add or change content, as you did at Finote Selam, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 08:23, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Bahir Dar, you may be blocked from editing. - Arjayay (talk) 08:25, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Gondar. - Arjayay (talk) 08:26, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Gondar, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - Arjayay (talk) 08:28, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

December 2022

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Amhara Region. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:03, 21 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.
 
Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked from editing for a period of 3 months to prevent further vandalism.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Cordless Larry (talk) 14:19, 22 December 2022 (UTC)Reply
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