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May 2016

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  Hello. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Mathematics in medieval Islam 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.

More to the point, when content is already cited and agreed between other editors, it is generally necessary to propose deletions on the article's talk page, and to arrive at consensus with other editors. Where material is correctly cited to reliable sources, removing it would have to be on grounds such as that it is not relevant to an article, or that more recent research, cited to newer and better sources, shows that the old material is wrong - but then, the material would be updated and cited to the new sources also: the old sources would likely be commented on, but not just deleted.

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. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:18, 3 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

Mathematics in medieval Islam

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Hi (everyone), please take note of the thread I've started on the talk page re the current disagreement. Many thanks, Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:12, 7 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

ARBIPA sanctions alert

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Kautilya3 (talk) 11:45, 9 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

September 2016

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Mathematics in medieval Islam. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

  1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.
The thread is already started on the article's talk page, and you were asked above to participate. Please do so. Meters (talk) 07:59, 17 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop making disruptive edits.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Cross article + blatant sockpuppetry (e.g. Mathematics in medieval Islam). - LouisAragon (talk) 15:11, 21 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

Procedures

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Please stop making changes at Mathematics in medieval Islam. Instead, engage in the discussion at Talk:Mathematics in medieval Islam. At that page you may like to explain why your edits should be made. Wikipedia requires collaboration, and editors who try to push their views without participating on the talk page are eventually removed. Participating means explaining your reasoning and listening to arguments presented by other editors and responding to those arguments. Johnuniq (talk) 10:58, 22 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

Blocked for sockpuppetry

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