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On citing yourself or persons you know

Dear AceUofT,

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia!

I see that a rather large number of your edits cite a person with the initials S.V. as a source. Please be aware of the potential conflict of interest and the restrictions on citing yourself or persons you know.

I would also like to point out that edits should only be marked as minor when there is no change in meaning and/or when there is zero chance that someone will disagree with it, such as for spelling corrections, technical fixes, reverting obvious vandalism, etc. Other changes, even if they concern only one or two words, should never be marked as 'minor'.

Thank you for your attention, and happy editing!

☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 23:33, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello AceUofT! Your additions to Arya Samaj 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. — Diannaa (talk) 15:19, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

I'm not sure whether this relates to the same content removed by Diannaa, but several others edits you made around the same time ([1], [2], [3], [4], and perhaps others) also seem to be too closely paraphrased (e.g. "the caste no longer had any jurisdiction over their actions" is too close to the source's "the caste no longer had jurisdiction over their actions"). We need this to be rewritten entirely in your own words. I hope you understand. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 15:50, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

June 2021

Hello, I'm Notfrompedro. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Ahl al-Bayt have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Please read WP:REFSPAM Notfrompedro (talk) 16:56, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Esoteric interpretation of the Quran. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Notfrompedro (talk) 16:58, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you use Wikipedia for promotion or advertising, as you did at Satan. Notfrompedro (talk) 17:11, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Notfrompedro (talk) 17:21, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Blocked as a sockpuppet

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts as a sockpuppet of User:AreebaQ per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AreebaQ. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.

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 ~~~~}}.  Mz7 (talk) 20:05, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

September 2021

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is AceUofT - refspam and copyright problems. Thank you. ☿ Apaugasma (talk ☉) 04:47, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

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