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Controversial topic area alert

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

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Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

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Hello! Raheja88, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! — Newslinger talk 11:38, 22 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Within contentious topics, editors should edit carefully and constructively, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and:

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Editors are advised to err on the side of caution if unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. If you have any questions about contentious topics procedures you may ask them at the arbitration clerks' noticeboard or you may learn more about this contentious topic here. You may also choose to note which contentious topics you know about by using the {{Ctopics/aware}} template. Bishonen | tålk 11:02, 31 May 2023 (UTC).Reply

Page block

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You have been indefinitely page-blocked from Talk:The Kerala Story because of your bludgeoning and personal attacks there, especially this edit. Civility is policy here. You can request unblock from an uninvolved administrator by placing {{unblock|your reason here}} on this page. Note that if you behave in the same way on other pages, you may receive a topic ban from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Bishonen | tålk 12:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC).Reply