December 2017
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January 2018
editPlease do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Spring cleaning. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 16:11, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
January 2019
editHello, I'm Dolfinz1972. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Craigentinny, 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. Dolfinz1972 (talk) 18:17, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
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Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Advocate General for Scotland, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Dl2000 (talk) 23:33, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
February 2019
editPlease stop adding unsourced content, as you did on Green Arrow. This violates Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Sheldybett (talk) 15:26, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
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February 2019 - trying to get the point across
editWelcome!
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March 2019
editHello, I'm Oshwah. 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 Identity Crisis (DC Comics) seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:30, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Doniago. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Stargate (device), 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. DonIago (talk) 05:03, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
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April 2019
editPlease refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Stuart Campbell (game journalist). Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Megaman en m (talk) 15:33, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
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Recent edit to Thomas Wayne
editHello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Thomas Wayne, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed 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! Materialscientist (talk) 13:48, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
February 2020
editHello, I'm Notfrompedro. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. Notfrompedro (talk) 15:55, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
August 2020
editHello, I'm Julietdeltalima. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Glasgow Caledonian University, 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 the tutorial on citing sources. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. This assertion cannot stay in the encyclopaedia without a published reliable source. ("Published" doesn't mean that it has to be online, but it must follow the WP:RS guidelines.)
I also kindly advise you to review WP:ENGVAR. Your edits to Alas, Babylon! were good except for, e.g., changing "jewelry" (American spelling, as would have been used by the author and characters) to "jewellery" (which most Americans would view as a perplexing misspelling). Thanks for your kind attention to these issues in the future. Julietdeltalima (talk) 15:55, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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Wikipedia and copyright
editHello 164.134.3.132! Your additions to Scottish Children's Reporter Administration have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) 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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- Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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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. Hut 8.5 17:40, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
Concern regarding Draft:Cyber Resilience in Scotland
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Your draft article, Draft:Cyber Resilience in Scotland
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 19:31, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
October 2023
editHello, I'm The Herald. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Communities Scotland have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:34, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
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