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March 2021

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  Hello, I'm AlphonseOop. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Autofiction, 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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlphonseOop (talkcontribs) 05:48, 1 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hi AlphonseOop. Thank you for noticing that I didn't provide a reliable source. That was a mistake. I've added the source now.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Timeismotion (talkcontribs) 18:35, 1 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

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June 2021

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  Hello, I'm Njd-de. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Will Burton, 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. – NJD-DE (talk) 22:28, 26 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

A lengthy welcome

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Hi Timeismotion . Welcome to Wikipedia. I've added a welcome message to the top of this page that gives a great deal of information about Wikipedia. I hope you find it useful.

Additionally, I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily in collaboration.

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Steven M. Greer

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Have you read Wikipedia:Reliable sources? If you haven't, you should, because repeatedly adding much the same content to the Greer article, while citing sources that clearly don't meet the guideline isn't going to work. I suggest you read the guideline, and then discuss this on the article talk page if you want to proceed further. AndyTheGrump (talk) 20:18, 8 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hi AndyTheGrump. Sorry about that. I will read the "reliable sources." I shouldn't have assumed that the links I tried were reliable. Thanks for the link.Timeismotion (talk) 23:11, 8 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

July 2021

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Your recent editing history at Steven M. Greer shows that you have been engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. LuckyLouie (talk) 00:58, 9 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I'm aware that you're new and may not understand the encyclopedia's policies. The above notification is to make you aware it's very important to use the article's Talk page to discuss with other users what it is you're trying to do. Repeatedly adding the same material when your edits have been reverted can lead to a possible block. Regards, - LuckyLouie (talk) 01:05, 9 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Tao Lin

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Hi @Timeismotion: How goes it? I notice your creating bareurl references, which are really poor. It is much better to create full references. Please take a look at WP:REFB to get started. It is expected for an editor to full references. Bare urls just create double work, for everybody else. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 23:08, 12 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

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I've raised an issue about your edits

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at WP:FTN. Doug Weller talk 19:30, 20 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

See also the thread at WP:RSN. [1] And take note that repeated citation of Tao Lin in inappropriate articles is liable to result in further questions about a conflict of interest. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:12, 21 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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