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  Hello Toyota Corolla E140! While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Welcome!

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Welcome!

Hello, Toyota Corolla E140, and welcome to Wikipedia! I have noticed that you are fairly new! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. I also see that some of your recent edits show an interest in the use of images and/or photos on Wikipedia.

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If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{Help me}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  Marchjuly (talk) 22:04, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

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If you're going to be uploading files to Commons, please take the time to carefully read through c:Commons:Licensing because Commons only accepts certain types of files. For example, Commons doesn't accept any type of copyright license that places "non-commercial use only", "educational use only", "Wikipedia use only", "non-derivative use only", etc. types of restrictions on re-use. Commons host files not only for Wikiepdia, but for anyone anywhere in the world to use at anytime for any purpose, and all files uploaded to it need to be OK to use as such. The more familiar you're with relevant Commons policy, the less likely you're going to have problems with files being deleted. Commons and Wikipedia are sister Wikimedia Foundation projects, but they have their own respective policies and guidelines; so, you'll need to resolve Commons issues over on Commons. You should, however, be aware that Commons administrators are a fair amount of discretionary authority and they can deleted files (without warning) and block accounts (without warning) when they deem it necessary to do so. It's OK to make mistakes and many people do, but persons who end up repeating the same mistake over and over again, usually end up getting blocked from Commons. So, before you try and upload any more files there, you might want to ask for assistance at c:Commons:Village pump/Copyrights first if you're not 100% sure that the file is OK for Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:18, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your username

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Toyota Corolla E140", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because usernames that might be mistaken for a product name (e.g. Toyota Corolla (E140)) are not really allowed per WP:PROMONAME. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:08, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

You can resolve your username issue, by requesting a simple username change request at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. If you proposed username is considered acceptable, it will be change not only Wikipedia, but only for use on Commons. If you want to keep your current username as part of a new username, all you might need to do is personalize it in some way. You can find out more about this at Wikipedia:Username policy. If you plan to never edit Wikipedia again, then you probably don't need to worry about this; if, however, you plan on continuing to use this account, you will need to address this matter. It's better to do this sooner than latter because the longer you wait, the greater the chances are of your account being WP:SOFTBLOCKed by a Wikipedia administrator as an inappropriate username. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

February 2022

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  Hello, I'm Chaheel Riens. I noticed that you made a comment that didn't seem very civil, so it may have been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. For reference, the issue is your edit summary of "Answered some questions that trolls needed" Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:54, 16 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

ANI - Phaeton image

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  There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:31, 17 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Indefinite block

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for personal attacks or violations of the harassment policy. Toyota Corolla E140, if you wish to see your editing privileges reinstated, you'll need to firmly commit that the subpar conduct will cease. Thank you.
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 ~~~~}}.

El_C 13:30, 17 February 2022 (UTC)Reply