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Hello 72.69.6.226, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Concubinage 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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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. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 15:26, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

February 2019

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May 2019

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June 2019

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October 2019

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January 2020

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August 2020

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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. El_C 21:24, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

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Talk page access revoked. El_C 21:35, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

February 2021

Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Calligraphy. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you.

Do not accuse another editor of vandalism for having made a good-faith change that you do not like. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 17:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Calligraphy. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. freshacconci (✉) 17:27, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

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February 2021

Do NOT continue to edit war at Calligraphy, and do NOT refer to editing conflicts as Vandalism when it clearly is not. If you disagree with something - take it to the talk page. — Ched (talk) 18:39, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

rape exception in Marriage age in the United States

Please explain following text added in edit of 04:39, 7 October 2020:

To convict a man of rape, both force and lack of consent had to be proved, except in the case of a girl who is under the age of consent. Since the age of consent applied in all circumstances, not just in physical assaults, the law also made it impossible for an underage girl (under 12 years old) to consent to sexual activity. There was one exception: a man's acts with his wife (females over 12 years old), to which rape law did not apply.

Specifically, what is this exception supposed to be?

Perhaps it is technically accurate as written, but it's confusing. As worded, the exception seems to be that an underage girl could consent to sexual activity, but that does not seem to be what is intended. Fabrickator (talk) 02:28, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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