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September 2017 edit

  Hello, I'm Sundayclose. I noticed that you recently removed content from Gambino crime family 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. 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. Sundayclose (talk) 00:36, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Situation has been explained. Several of the crime family pages are not fresh / updated. ThePlane11 (talk) 00:42, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

The appropriate place to explain such a removal is in the edit summary. And if you have updated information, it requires a source to confirm it. Please read WP:V and WP:CITE. 00:47, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

So could you please remove where it says "current administration" and "boss" down as Frank Cali. The information, like I said, has not been updated. I have used the edit summary to explain also. ThePlane11 (talk) 00:49, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Did you take a few minutes to read the links I provided above? The current information is sourced. If you want to change it, please provide a reliable source to verify it. The cornerstone of Wikipedia is reliable sourcing, not an editor's personal knowledge. Sundayclose (talk) 00:52, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Are you stupid because you're acting like it? The Frank Cali capo section has not been updated since around 2009 / 2010. An other editor who found 2 reliable sources in 2015 has Frank Cali under "boss" and the current administration sections. It also says under "underboss" that he served from 2012 to 2015 - this is all on Wikipedia. I'm trying to remove the non updated contradictory information. So how do I source it when I'm attempting to remove all of the information I'm not quite understanding? You cannot take my word for it and other editor sources are not good enough for you... ThePlane11 (talk) 00:56, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Once again, read WP:V. If it's "all on Wikipedia" then it should be a simple matter to find the sources on Wikipedia to confirm it. As for your "stupid" comment:
  Hello, I'm Sundayclose. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Sundayclose (talk) 01:00, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

  Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Gambino crime family. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

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You appear to be obstructing me and annoying me. Please do not abuse your authority when you are in the wrong. You are trying to keep the contradictory information remaining and cannot be bothered to look for yourself. The user is asking me to provide a source where the information should be deleted? ThePlane11 (talk) 01:08, 25 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Identity Evropa edit

Please don't repeat the edit Grayfell reverted. See this RfC and if you look at the history of the article you'll see that material has been rev/deleted, which I can tell you was similar material. I've rev/deleted it from this article. Thanks Doug Weller talk 15:39, 4 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

I've now seen the article talk page and see that you apparently now understand the situation. Please note that DS alerts such as the ones I've given you are informational in the main. The caveat is because they must be given to editors before any action under discrationary sanctions, as opposed to ordinary Admin action, can be taken. I don't see any reason to consider any action towards you on the basis of your edit which you made before knowing about the RfC. Doug Weller talk 15:45, 4 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Buffalo crime family edit

Hey there. If you're interested, could you take a look at Buffalo crime family, there's a user who keeps adding sources to blogs and possibly unreliable sites, especially in the current events of the family. Thanks. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 05:49, 14 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, I don’t know how accurate some of the info is and a few editors in the recent past have reverted but he keeps adding things back. I know you’re interested in the American Mafia so if you’re interested just take a quick look. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 13:32, 14 January 2018 (UTC)Reply
Yeah I mean Sitush is doing a pretty good job, but at this point this is kind of out of my realm of knowledge, so I’m just being a spectator right now. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 13:51, 18 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Frank Valenti edit

Hi, do you have documents and references with Frank Valenti as boss of the Pittsburg crime family with references stating he took over the crime family from LaRocca. All references I have found stated Valenti left Pittsburg and became boss of the Rochester crime family with support of LaRocca.

https://books.google.com/books?id=GhfExAeLSBAC&pg=PA79&dq=Frank+Valenti&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiltZOFjM_ZAhWMY98KHY0wCTwQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Frank%20Valenti&f=false pp.78 The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia By Jerry Capeci

The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra by Peter J. Devico pp.190

Thanks --Vic49 (talk) 02:26, 3 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Galanti article edit

Hi - Just to let you know, I was not the editor who removed the infobox from the Galante article. If you look at the version history, you will see that it was a one-time editor who came in just before me that same morning. I have contributed to this article over the years and would never vandalize it or any other article. Thanks for fixing it! Rogermx (talk) 15:08, 10 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

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September 2018 edit

  You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. 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.

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Nice to see that you've only warned me. ThePlane11 (talk) 05:28, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

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