USAD1776

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December 2022

Hello, I'm CodeTalker. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Minors and abortion, 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 referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. CodeTalker (talk) 08:06, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Since the article was removed and archived in the page history, please explain how the citation can be added. Where can the page history be found and accessed? USAD1776 (talk) 08:32, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Question answered. Thank you! USAD1776 (talk) 08:47, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

What I see you adding is what we call original research - please read WP:NOR. Again, you deletions look like vandalism. Note carefully the message I've given you about the topic of abortion because further edits such as these will inevitably lead to a topic ban, which I'm sure you wish to avoid. Doug Weller talk 11:06, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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Doug Weller talk 10:59, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Why did you remove the external links at Benjamin Trinks

This, like some other of your edits, looks like vandalism. How about putting them back? Thanks. Doug Weller talk 11:02, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

I noticed the removal of the external links on that page and reverted the removal before I saw Doug's message here. @USAD1776 can you explain why you removed them? CodeTalker (talk) 17:27, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

To Doug and CodeTalker, those links were removed because it serves to make the page read like an adverrtisement- promotional material, rather than simply information. There were only a few things like this at the bottom of that page with everything being clean, not distracting, so it is not very important either to have them or delete them. USAD1776 (talk) 23:10, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

@USAD1776 you again removed the external links from Benjamin Trinks, with the specious explanation that it "gives the appearance of an advertisement". Please read WP:ELYES. External links sections are perfectly fine, and WP:ELYES specifically allows the specify types of links that you removed. In particular, you removed three external links: one is an official website (WP:ELYES says Wikipedia articles about any organization, person, website, or other entity should link to the subject's official site, the second is an IMDB link (WP:IMDB says The use of IMDb as an external link is generally considered appropriate; also note WP:IMDB-EL), and the third is a dead link without any archive that I could find, so that one probably should be removed, but not for the reason you gave. Please do not remove content without a policy-based reason. Thanks. CodeTalker (talk) 23:10, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

To Doug and CodeTalker, those links were removed because it serves to make the page read like an adverrtisement- promotional material, rather than simply information. There were only a few things like this at the bottom of that page with everything being clean, not distracting, so it is not very important either to have them or delete them. USAD1776 (talk) 23:11, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Are you a part of the official staff of Wikipedia, or are you a fellow contributor? USAD1776 (talk) 23:13, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

There is no "official staff"; everyone here is a volunteer.
External links sections are common and expected on Wikipedia articles. I suggest you review WP:EL since you still don't seem to understand this, and I advise you to be cautious about making further changes until you understand more about Wikipedia policies and guidelines. You have gotten off to a poor start with several of your edits, and continued disregard for guidelines may result in editing restrictions or sanctions. CodeTalker (talk) 23:17, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

@USAD1776 CodeTalker is right. You have a right to your opinion but that’s just your opinion and the guidelines make it clear not something the community agrees with. Note that although we don’t have staff we do have trusted editors with the power to stop people from editing disruptively, which is what you will be doing if this continues. I’m one of them. Doug Weller talk 08:45, 18 December 2022 (UTC)