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January 2019

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Information icon Hello, I'm GorillaWarfare. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Indigenous Peoples' March, 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. If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. GorillaWarfare (talk) 18:10, 22 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

April 2019

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Information icon Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Antifa (United States). Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Acroterion (talk) 23:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Doug Weller talk 15:00, 25 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

August 2020

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Information icon Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Regarding your recent edit to Talk:Turkey in the Straw, please remember that talk pages are for discussion related to improving the corresponding article, not general discussion about its topic. Please refrain from doing this in the future. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 22:57, 24 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

June 2025

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Information icon Hello, I'm GoneIn60. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Valleyfair, but you didn't provide a reliable source. On Wikipedia, it's important that article content be verifiable. If you'd like to resubmit your change with a citation, your edit is archived in the page history. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. GoneIn60 (talk) 01:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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January 2026

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Information icon Hello, I'm Jkudlick. I noticed that you recently removed content from 2026 FIFA World Cup 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 your 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. Jkudlick  (talk) 22:04, 11 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Information icon Please refrain from using talk pages such as Talk:2026 FIFA World Cup for general discussion of this or other topics. They are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways, based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines; they are not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See the talk page guidelines for more information. We all have our opinions of FIFA and the Trump administration. Based on your comment, our opinions are likely very similar. However, article talk pages are not the venues for airing those opinions. Jkudlick  (talk) 01:56, 14 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

I can see you've done the same in many other Talk pages recently. We would like to request you keep your opinions to yourself while on Wikipedia and only comment on article content. Jalen Barks (Woof) 04:54, 14 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Continued misuse of talk pages

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As above, please keep opinions to yourself. If you do not, a block may be in order. Doug Weller talk 09:42, 14 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

January 2026

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia.
If you believe that there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Doug Weller talk 09:44, 14 January 2026 (UTC)Reply