Croatoan21

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September 2013

Hello, I'm Mattythewhite. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Gareth Bale, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! 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. Mattythewhite (talk) 16:55, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Infobox dates

Hi, when updating infobox stats you should update the |pcupdate= or |club-update= parameter by adding five tildes (~~~~~), which generates the specific time the update was made. Thanks, Mattythewhite (talk) 18:50, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Please keep this in mind. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:51, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Stats in football players' infoboxes and update of career stats

Hi.

When you update the stats in football players' infoboxes please remember that you should also update the timestamps as of when the stats are correct. This is done by updating |pcupdate= (or |club-update=) parameter when updating club appearances and goals, or |ntupdate= (or |nationalteam-update=) when updating national team appearances and goals. The easiest way to do this is to use five tildes, which automatically converts to the current time. For example |club-update=~~~~~.

When you update the career statistics please remember that you should also update that timestamp as well to a time when the stats are correct. This is done by manually updating the date above or below the statistics table. By doing this we show when the stats were last updated and it prevents other editors from accidentally updating the stats again.

This is done to show other editors when the stats were last updated and prevent them from accidentally updating the stats again, and also it shows readers that it has been updated.

Please keep this in mind. Thank you. Qed237 (talk) 11:59, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

February 2016

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Martin Ødegaard. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. See #Stats in football players' infoboxes and update of career stats and #Infobox dates Qed237 (talk) 13:18, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

September 2016

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Ádám Nagy, you may be blocked from editing. Please read #Stats in football players' infoboxes and update of career stats Qed237 (talk) 13:14, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at László Kleinheisler. Robby.is.on (talk) 12:30, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Robby.is.on (talk) 21:19, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Euryalus (talk) 10:53, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi, your fellow editors have asked numerous times that you update time stamps along with player stats. As you've ignored them on each occasion I've temporarily removed the ability to edit to prevent (or delay) the disruption to the editing environment. You appear to have several years' experience in this topic area, and you're welcome to return to it when the block expires, but please heed what your fellow editors are saying and respond to the concerns they raise about the stats updates. -- Euryalus (talk) 10:53, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

• You might want to read WP:COMMUNICATE, too. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 14:58, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

October 2016

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:49, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 2 weeks for disruptive editing, same reasons as last time.. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Dennis Brown - 2¢ 16:32, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

• Either you didn't notice why you were blocked, or you didn't care, but it is the same disruptive behavior, making changes with sources, explanation or summary in the face of objections. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 16:33, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

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March 2017

Please stop making disruptive edits, as you did at Cesc Fàbregas.

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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Per #Stats in football players' infoboxes and update of career stats. Mattythewhite (talk) 02:00, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

April 2017

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Iker Muniain. Robby.is.on (talk) 09:42, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

September 2017

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Robby.is.on (talk) 22:04, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

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