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Happy editing! MPS1992 (talk) 16:54, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: Greg Dash (January 6)
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Your draft article, Draft:Greg Dash
editHello, 212.161.4.84. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Greg Dash".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Legacypac (talk) 18:56, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
March 2018
editHello, I'm Terrariola. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya 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 Help Desk. Thanks. Terrariola 13:12, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
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December 2018
editHello, I'm CLCStudent. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Mohammad Yasin (politician) 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 Help Desk. Thanks. CLCStudent (talk) 15:00, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
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February 2019
editPlease do not add or change content, as you did at Mohammad Yasin (politician), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:49, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
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Parliamentary Edits
editThe IP address 212.161.4.84 traced back on 11th of March 2019 to Parliamentary I.T. Services within the Parliament of the United Kingdom, it is important that the user(s) on this IP address understands WP:COI and although not the same location United States Congressional staff edits to Wikipedia as similar grounds apply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:B28A:600:D8AE:321:D1B4:3AF1 (talk) 18:21, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
National varieties of English
editHello. In a recent edit to the page Brynmawr Experiment, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.
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January 2020
editYou may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you trigger the edit filter. CLCStudent (talk) 15:33, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
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November 2020
editHello, I'm JPxG. I noticed that you recently removed content from Stuart Anderson (politician) 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 the 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. jp×g 02:11, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
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editHello, and welcome to Wikipedia!
Someone using this IP address, 212.161.4.84, removed content from the page Kemi Badenoch without giving an explanation. Please always provide an informative edit summary when removing content from pages. If 212.161.4.84 is a shared IP address and you did not do this, you may wish to consider getting a username to avoid confusion with other editors and further irrelevant notices.
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Managing a conflict of interest
editHello, 212.161.4.84. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.
Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. SmartSE (talk) 11:05, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
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October 2021
editHello, I'm HMSLavender. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person, Barry Glendenning, but you didn’t support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. 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. lavender|(formerly HMSSolent)|lambast 08:48, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
January 2023
editHello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits to Nigel Adams while logged out. Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow the use of both an account and an IP address by the same person in the same setting and doing so may result in your account being blocked from editing. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. Thank you. Archer1234 (t·c) 11:23, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
February 2023
editHello, I'm JCMLuis. I noticed that you recently removed content from Stewart Jackson 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 the 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. luis 💬 14:08, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
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