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Hi Template index/User talk namespace! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of
Article several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the
edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.
All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article
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You currently appear to be engaged in an
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Article. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. 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.
Points to note:
Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's
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Your recent editing history at
Article shows that you are currently engaged in an
edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the
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Your recent editing history at
Article shows that you are currently engaged in an
edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the
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Hello. You appear to be repeatedly
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Article. Please be aware that the
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Your recent edits to
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Explicit. I wanted to let you know that I've added your recently created draft (
Draft changed) to the
Articles for Creation procedure. I've done this because I believe it will be beneficial for you and your article so that you can learn from experienced editors before it's moved to
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Your recent edit on the page
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I noticed that you tagged
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proposed deletion. I have removed the tag from the article because it does not meet the criteria specified. The placement requirements are (a) that subject is living, and (b) that the article contains no sources in any form (as references, external links, etc., reliable or otherwise) supporting any statements made about the person in the biography. Please fully read
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Lorem ipsum<ref>{{cite web |title=Download the Scanning Software - Windows and Mac |publisher=Canon Inc |work=Ask a Question |date=2022 |url=https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART174839 |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref> dolor sit amet.
which displays inline in the running text of the article as:
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Your recent Bold edit was Reverted. Per
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edit war by reinstating the edit. Let's see if a
consensus can form to keep it or an alternate version.
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Please do not change the name of files in articles as you did to
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there is consensus that we shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (
CSD A1) and/or content (
CSD A3) moments after they are created, as you did at
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Hello. I wanted to let you know that your recent edit(s) to
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Hello, I'm
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your recent contributions to the page
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Hello. I just wanted to let you know that when you add the title of a book, film, album, magazine, or TV series to an article, as you did to
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Hi Template index/User talk namespace, I'm
Explicit. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to several articles such as
Article and
Example without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content and edits on Wikipedia are expected to be verifiable in
reliable sources. In articles related to medical topics, the standard for content and sourcing is defined at
WP:MEDRS, and in your edit you did not include any references that meet that ideal. Please have a look at
MEDRS to learn about the quality standards for medical sourcing. You might also want to take a look at
WikiProject Medicine. If you have any questions related to sourcing of medical issues, you can ask at the
WikiProject Medicine Talk page. For general questions about sourcing, see
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Hello, Template index/User talk namespace. Looking at
your recent contributions to
Article, it appears you have been memorializing a deceased friend or relative. I'm deeply sorry for your loss, and my condolences are with you. Unfortunately, I have had to undo your edits because
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Hello Template index/User talk namespace and thank you for proposing an article merger between
Article and
Article2. I noticed that you didn't start a discussion or give a rationale for your proposal. Please consider adding a discussion section to the target article's talk page where you explain why you believe the merger should be performed. Doing so makes the process faster and attract more editors to the discussion. For guidance related to mergers see the
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WikiProject Merge's
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Hi Template index/User talk namespace! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at
Article that may not have been. "
Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as
typo corrections or reverting obvious
vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you.
Thank you for
your contributions. Please note that there are several
conventions regarding the naming of Wikipedia articles which you should bear in mind when moving pages such as
Article. First, article names should give priority to what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature. Second, names of Wikipedia articles should be optimized for readers over editors, and for a general audience over specialists. There are several specific guidelines regarding naming of pages (by topic, by title characteristic,...) that are listed on our page regarding name conventions
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Thank you for trying to keep Wikipedia free of vandalism. However, one or more edits you labeled as
vandalism, such as the edit at
Article, are not considered vandalism under Wikipedia policy. Wikipedia has a stricter definition of the word "vandalism" than common usage, and mislabeling edits as vandalism can
discourage editors. Please see
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Your recent edit on the page
Article added material which is not related to the subject of the article. Please do not do this as such edits
are not constructive. If you have
verifiable and
notable material to add to Wikipedia about a subject with a similar name that is not related to the topic of the existing article, then another article should be created or
requested. The titles of articles with the same names are distinguished according to Wikipedia's
disambiguation guideline. If this edit was a test, please use the
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Your recent edit on the page
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Hello Template index/User talk namespace. I noticed that you referred to me using male pronouns in a recent discussion. I just wanted to let you know that I do not use those pronouns on Wikipedia. In the future, please be careful not to assume the gender of other users. Thanks,
Thanks for contributing to the article
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for reverting your recent experiment with the page
Article. Please take a look at the
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Hello, I'm
Explicit. I wanted to let you know that your
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my talk page, or take a look at our
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Hello. I have noticed that you often edit without using an
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You recently tagged
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cleanup, but left no indication on
the talk page as to what improvements you thought were needed. Could you please do so? Thank you.
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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you have modified your user subpage at
Page so as to be
indexed by external search engines.
I have removed indexing of this page, because user pages are
normally not indexed.
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Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to
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sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a
vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you.
Hello, I'm
Explicit. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of
your recent contributions to the page
Article because it appeared to have removed negative or disparaging information that was
correctly sourced. Please note that Wikipedia has a
neutral point of view and must cover controversies relating to particular topics as well as positive aspects; removal of accurate negative information from an article could be seen as
POV pushing. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on [[User talk:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|my talk page]]. Thanks!
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