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February 2018
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Hello, I'm John from Idegon. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Judicial Watch, 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! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. A Wikipedia article is about the subject, not for the subject. Use of the organization's press releases as sources is wholly inappropriate. John from Idegon (talk) 18:36, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
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editHello there! I noticed that some of the content you restored at Judicial Watch had originally been added by an account with a very similar name, ResearchAmerica, that hasn’t been active on Wikipedia for some time. I’m guessing you’re the same person, or you’re somehow affiliated with them? Can you please confirm, and identify any other accounts you might have used? If you forgot about that account and started a new one for convenience, that’s fine, but it’s best to be upfront about it. There are certain ways editors can abuse multiple accounts so it’s best to be aware of how you can steer clear of them. —Dr. Fleischman (talk) 09:16, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
Edit-warring on Judicial Watch
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Guy (Help!) 22:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
February 2018
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Swarm ♠ 19:44, 21 February 2018 (UTC)- Note that should you continue to edit war on that page without seeking consensus on the article's talk page, I will ban you from editing this topic altogether. Swarm ♠ 19:45, 21 February 2018 (UTC)