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Happy editing! Cheers, 〜 Adflatuss • talk 13:34, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
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editHi CEO of NYC! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
The rule that affects you most as a new or IP editor is the prohibition on making any edit related to the Arab–Israel conflict unless you are logged into an account and that account has extended confirmed rights (automatically granted when an account is at least 30 days old and has made at least 500 edits).
This prohibition is broadly construed, so it includes edits such as adding the reaction of a public figure concerning the conflict to their article or noting the position of a company or organization as it relates to the conflict.
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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 15:37, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
Please note that per WP:ARBECR, you are confined to the making of straightforward edit requests per WP:EDITXY and nothing else. Thank you. Selfstudier (talk) 15:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- Reminder, straightforward editrequests per editxy and requests without sources are more argument than edit request. Thanks. Selfstudier (talk) 17:30, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, I'm new to wikipedia and haven't learned all the rules yet. CEO of NYC (talk) 18:41, 11 July 2024 (UTC)