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editWelcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Hispanic and Latino Americans, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. SamEV (talk) 02:52, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to Hispanic and Latino Americans. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. SamEV (talk) 22:16, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Please do not add unsourced or original content, as you did to Hispanic and Latino Americans. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. SamEV (talk) 02:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
The next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did to Hispanic and Latino Americans, you will be blocked from editing. (talk) 04:52, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
Disruption at Hispanic and Latino Americans
editYou keep adding original research, unsourced material. The one reference you tacked on it is from a source that has already been rejected as extremist, on the talk page of that article and in others'. I don't expect you to stop, but I'm informing you that if you continue I'll ask an admin to get involved. SamEV (talk) 00:44, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
I saw your edit was reverted [1] all you have to do is find a few sources to place it in. good luck. CashRules (talk) 03:59, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
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Greetings. Can you provide references for the The Carolina Times article? Thanks, PDCook (talk) 16:56, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
Slaves
editI have reverted your changes to the words "slave" in several articles. The term is commonly used in both wikipedia articles and most reliable sources discussing slavery. You need to obtain consensus for such a widespread change and need to base this change on reliable sources. Tom (North Shoreman) (talk) 00:48, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
- The user is correct to make such changes. The language favors the usage of enslaved verses slaves. It does not require a source because it is basic English. Unless the source specifically says "slaves" the term is enslaved, which refers to a condition placed on some one, and most African scholars are aware of this.Halqh حَلَقَة הלכהሐላቃህ (talk) 17:53, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
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