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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:00, 21 March 2020 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:00, 21 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

August 2020

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  Hello, I'm NinjaRobotPirate. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, The Fearless Four (film), 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. Thank you. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:54, 27 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

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August 2021

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  Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Mudvayne, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 16:21, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

October 2021

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  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Hydra (Otep album), you may be blocked from editing. Binksternet (talk) 22:24, 4 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Work (Rihanna song). Binksternet (talk) 16:50, 16 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Supercharger (album). Robvanvee 17:51, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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December 2021

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at All That I Am (Joe album). Muhandes (talk) 10:26, 23 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

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June 2022

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  Hello, I'm FCGreg. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Skillet_(band), 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 referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. You seem to have a problem with adding unsourced material to articles. I have removed your recent additions to the Skillet_(band) article. FCGreg (talk) 23:49, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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July 2022

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did at Game Face. Binksternet (talk) 03:07, 6 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

Deliberately introducing incorrect information?! It literally says in the link "Rock It" by Master P peaked in 2002 at number 72 on the BILLBOARD charts. It didn't even enter the charts until then either. Also, making one little small edit isn't vandalism. Vandalism is intentionally defacing and/or causing destruction to something, which I did not commit as what I put were facts. Seriously, click on the link.

August 2022

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Cold (band). Binksternet (talk) 00:40, 1 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

September 2022

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  Hello, I'm Riverbend21. 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 Hamlet (band) 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. Thank you. Riverbend21 (talk) 15:17, 5 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Daniel Case (talk) 18:22, 17 September 2022 (UTC)Reply