Isira Direckz
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Happy editing! Cheers, Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 13:39, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
CS1 error on Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Ranil Wickremesinghe, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
- A bare URL error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 15:20, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright
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Hello Isira Direckz! Your additions to Ranil Wickremesinghe 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 22:07, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
October 2024
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Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that your recent edit to 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election did not have an edit summary. You can use the edit summary field to explain your reasoning for an edit, or to provide a description of what the edit changes. Summaries save time for other editors and reduce the chances that your edit will be misunderstood. For some edits, an adequate summary may be quite brief.
The edit summary field looks like this:
Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes)
Please provide an edit summary for every edit you make. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder by setting Preferences → Editing → 
Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary (or the default undo summary), and then click the "Save" button.
Duplication of data and information QEnigma (talk) 06:53, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
October 2024 (2)
editHello. Thank you for your contribution to 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. Please avoid duplicating data and information already provided in the article. Redundant content can make the article less concise and harder to read. Consider consolidating or expanding on existing content where necessary with verifiable sources (WP:MOS). Thank you! QEnigma (talk) 06:58, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Hello. Regarding your recent edit to the Next Sri Lankan presidential election article, I kindly request that you avoid duplicating information already present within the article. This is unproductive and creates additional work for other editors who must clean up afterwards. Additionally, you did not leave an edit summary to briefly explain your changes, which is important for transparency. QEnigma (talk) 10:17, 22 October 2024 (UTC)