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Dates of birth

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Hi College Railman, just to let you know that I have reverted your edits to the articles about the Lawrences. Wikipedia has a quite strict policy about how we write about living people, which you can read here, and one of the points is that we shouldn't include personal information such as dates of birth unless there's a reliable source to support them. Sorry to have to revert you, and please ask here or on my talk page if you have any questions. Happy editing! Wham2001 (talk) 05:21, 15 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

  Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits, such as your recent edits to Murder_of_Jay_Cook_and_Tanya_Van_Cuylenborg, as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. 2604:2000:8FC0:4:617F:E9A7:AF1C:4546 (talk) 21:56, 15 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of List of youngest grandparents

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13 Cameras moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, 13 Cameras, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. There seem to be sources that exist besides routine movie database entries. I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Willsome429 (say hey or see my edits!) 14:06, 23 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

October 2019

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  Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Jessica DiCicco. Thank you. AngusWOOF (barksniff) 03:54, 8 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Unsourced edit of List of youngest birth mothers

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  Hello, I'm BarrelProof. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, List of youngest birth mothers, 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 the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. —BarrelProof (talk) 06:34, 29 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Hello College railman, your edit at List of youngest birth fathers had similar problems. Please note that gossip websites such as radaronline.com cannot be used as source for controversial information, especially about living people. WP:BLP requires acknowledged high-quality sources for such content. Gossip websites and sensationalist tabloids should generally be avoided as sources (unless the information is absolutely uncontroversial and no better source is available). I noticed that concerns about your WP:BLP-related edits have been mentioned in previous messages above. Please read the linked policy and be more careful when editing such controversial information. Thank you for your consideration. GermanJoe (talk) 06:54, 29 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Cooper Barnes (Actor) for deletion

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Magitroopa (talk) 04:11, 3 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Please add more info to this article to avoid it being deleted. Use his IMDB profile to make relevant Google News/Google Book searches that will help you to add more info and references to the article. Good luck with your edits! --Bbarmadillo (talk) 10:11, 3 November 2019 (UTC) I added more--College railman (talk) 14:52, 3 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
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Editions on the List of youngest killers

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Hello! I have seen that you made some editions on the List of youngest killers. Thank you for your contributions. I came here to warn you about two things:

  • In one of your edits, you removed one person from the list. You don't need to take action, because I already include him again. Take care next time when making a change.
  • Maybe you already knew that and wanted to better organize things your way, but the tables in the list are sortable, that is, you could already sort the table rows by clicking the arrows in the header cells. Sort lists by age order was not mandatory, but what you did was not wrong.

That was all. Keep making good contributions! Agente Rolf (talk) 21:18, 7 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

List of School Shootings

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Sorry, it's a bit confusing when you create and delete your own material. WQUlrich (talk) 22:08, 10 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Editions on the List of youngest killers (Kyle Alwood and Jeff Weise)

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Hello again! I reverted your last editions. You have added Kyle Alwood to the list, and added one single reference to it. The reference however did not say the date, the exact location of the crime, nor the exact age of the boy when he committed the crime, so I added two more sources giving this information, and then edited the date (April 6), the location (changed Peoria to Goodfield), and the age (8-years-old when he committed the crime). Here is another source that is not in the article that proves my edits are correct. So I think you did not read the new references I added, and made a new edition based solely on the reference you first put (which only gave the boy's age when at trial).

I completely removed your 'new addition' (Jeff Weise) simply because he was already on the list.

I do not edit anything by chance or based solely on my beliefs. Please be careful when making new edits. Agente Rolf (talk) 14:36, 14 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

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January 2020

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  Your addition to List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000) has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. 💴Money💶💵emoji💷Talk💸Help out at CCI! 01:32, 16 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Jennifer Lee

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Let me tell you about the mad woman, her name is Jennifer Lee. She is the creator of Frozen, and she's destroying the competition with its sequel. For your own good, tell the world to pull the TV advertising of Frozen II. 2601:197:C181:B70:A8CC:CF17:FA51:102E (talk) 01:34, 27 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Blanche Tyler Moore

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  Hello, I'm Blackmane. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. 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! -- Blackmane (talk) 03:33, 30 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

February 2020

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  Please do not add or change content, as you did at Sing Sing, 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. DonIago (talk) 05:49, 6 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop adding unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did on Downers Grove North High School. This violates Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Sundayclose (talk) 01:25, 9 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing →   Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Thanks! Sundayclose (talk) 21:16, 10 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Aliso Niguel High School. John from Idegon (talk) 03:39, 12 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

  Hello. Your recent edit to New Braunfels High School ‎ appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. Meters (talk) 06:38, 16 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Entry in list of school shootings

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The entry you made to the list of school shootings, for November 26, 2019, would fall under the precluded class of a murder-suicide, since, well, it was a murder suicide. Anastrophe (talk) 23:23, 18 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

February 2020

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Washington State Penitentiary. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Please stop adding non-notable inmates. A notable incident does not make the inmate notable. Meters (talk) 19:23, 19 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop your disruptive editing.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Overland High School, you may be blocked from editing. Please understand this: Unless an individual has a biography on Wikipedia, they are generally not considered notable. WP:INHERIT explains it. I'm not the first person to ask you. Please assume good faith. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 02:40, 21 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at William Fremd High School. Stop adding supposedly notable people who do not have individual articles. Simply being involved in a notable incident does not make them notable. Meters (talk) 03:20, 21 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
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 ~~~~}}.  Eagles 24/7 (C) 03:39, 22 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Draft:13 Cameras concern

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Gamal Aziz

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I reverted your changes. Elisabeth Kimmel is not Gamal's wife. She is just another parent from Vegas involved in the college scandal. 2602:304:CD64:4C20:1974:DF5A:8A43:2111 (talk) 22:02, 4 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

March 2020

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  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Krista and Tatiana Hogan, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Sundayclose (talk) 02:02, 5 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Harvey Weinstein, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Sundayclose (talk) 01:40, 6 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Linking sources

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If a citation is to a website, it is necessary to link the specific page that verifies the information rather than a general website. For example, here you linked to a page that does not provide any information about Evan Miller. You have been given many warnings about adding unsourced information and other problem edits. In the future please provide appropriate links to verify your edits; otherwise don't make the edits or you may be headed for a second block. Second blocks are longer, and repeated blocks can result in an indefinite block. You also have been asked to provide edit summaries. Please do so. Sundayclose (talk) 16:50, 7 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Further, Wikipedia is a collaborative project. That doesn't mean everyone else cleans up after you. Provide complete references. Most of the reference links you add are to media websites, which are notorious for going dead rather quickly (frequently within a year). Without complete bibliographic information, it's very difficult to find archival copies. I'll leave you instructions. John from Idegon (talk) 22:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)Reply


Adding references can be easy

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Just follow the steps 1, 2 and 3 as shown and fill in the details

Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:

  1. While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
  2. Then click on "Templates".
  3. Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
  4. Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
  5. Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
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  • Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header   ==References==   is near the end of the article.
  • And check that   {{Reflist}}    is directly underneath that header.
7.  Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.
Hope this helps, --John from Idegon (talk) 22:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Again, it's not others' responsibility to clean up after you

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  Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your edits to List of Amtrak rolling stock, please use the preview button before you save your edit; this helps you find any errors you have made and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history, as well as helping prevent edit conflicts. Below the edit box is a Show preview button. Pressing this will show you what the article will look like without actually saving it.

 
The "show preview" button is right next to the "publish changes" button and below the edit summary field.

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March 2020

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  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Murder of Elizabeth Olten, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Sundayclose (talk) 00:00, 18 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
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 ~~~~}}.  Daniel Case (talk) 02:52, 19 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Daniel Case (talk) 02:52, 19 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Florence, South Carolina shooting, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Sundayclose (talk) 23:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

You have been told many times that this is inadequate sourcing. If you get a third block, the next one may very well be indefinite. Sundayclose (talk) 23:55, 23 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

FINAL WARNING

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  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Colorado State Penitentiary, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Sundayclose (talk) 00:34, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

This, AGAIN is inadequate sourcing. I don't know if your problem is intentional disruptive editing or a lack of competence. Either way, I now insist that you get a mentor to assist you with avoiding problem edits. Go to WP:Adopt-a-user, read about the process, and make a request to be adopted. If you fail to do this before your next edit, the very next time you make a significant policy violation, you will either be discussing it at WP:ANI or get blocked for failing to do so. This has gone far beyond an occasional problem edit that many people can make. It is a chronic problem with you. I'm very serious about this, and I suggest that you get serious about getting help with editing. Sundayclose (talk) 00:34, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

You just made another edit. So that means immediately after your next problem edit, we will be going to WP:ANI. It's not acceptable that you fix your edits after someone else catches the problems and notifies you. Again, no one is supposed to clean up after you. If you want to continue editing, I suggest that you take this seriously and go to WP:Adopt-a-user immediately. Sundayclose (talk) 01:04, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

March 2020

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing articles directly, for persistent disruptive editing, edit warring, very limited response to other users' concerns, repeated addition of poorly referenced 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 ~~~~}}.  ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:19, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
This block does not prevent you from proposing and discussing changes on the talk pages of articles, and it does not prevent you from convincing others to edit on your behalf. Without proper references and listening to others' concerns, noone will be convinced, however. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
Well, that's interesting. Don't waste my time, Railman. I won't proxy for you. John from Idegon (talk) 23:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi College railman,
The main purpose of blocks is to decrease the amount of maintenance and frustration the community has to expend to deal with problematic contributions. On second thought, and after a valid complaint about the decision, I have noticed that my initial decision would probably have an opposite effect. It increases the amount of maintenance and frustration that would likely follow – on both sides including yours.
I will replace the partial block by a sitewide block from editing any page. Such sitewide blocks for persistent disruptive editing are tried, trusted and known to be effective at actually achieving their purpose.
We are aware, and thankful, that you have always been contributing to the encyclopedia in good faith.
We are aware, and thankful, that you did you best to help this project.
It may be a reasonable idea to appeal this block one day – let's say in a year or two, assuming that competence and maturity change over time while the general positive attitude remains. If this assumption is correct, the community will likely welcome you back one day, and all this will be a thing of the distant past. One day.
Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 03:43, 25 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

"Serial Shooter" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Serial Shooter. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 28#Serial Shooter until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. EEng 01:42, 28 February 2021 (UTC)Reply