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December 2021

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  Hello, I'm Fowler&fowler. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Subhas Chandra Bose have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 04:38, 19 December 2021 (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 India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. 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.  Fowler&fowler«Talk» 04:40, 19 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

@पदाति: The practical effect of the above notice is that edit warring at articles such as Indigenous peoples and Subhas Chandra Bose will result in a topic ban to prevent further disruption. Your account was created on 9 October 2021 and you have 18 edits in total, including your first which was to create a blank user page. You must discuss contested edits on the article talk page and wait for consensus. Johnuniq (talk) 05:45, 19 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

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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.

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February 2022

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  Hello, I'm GenQuest. 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 to California High-Speed Rail 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. Groups in the article are further identified in their own articles; this addition is not needed in this article. GenQuest "scribble" 07:46, 4 February 2022 (UTC)Reply


Non-vegetarian, Requesting inputs @ WP:DUE

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An input request about 'Indian Non-vegetarian food culture' @ WP:DUE Bookku (talk) 08:03, 14 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

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