User talk:Dougransom
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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks and happy editing, Alphax τεχ 08:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
February 2010[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. A contribution you made to Climatic Research Unit hacking incident appears to carry a non-neutral point of view, and your edit may have been changed or reverted to correct the problem. Please remember to observe this important core policy. Thank you. Scjessey (talk) 17:04, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Phil Jones[edit]
Please don't add inappropriate categories like you did to the Phil Jones article. Be especially careful when it comes to articles about living people - our policy sets especially high standards for this class of articles. In addition, you should not add links to what appears to be someone's personal website. Please see our guidelines on external links. Guettarda (talk) 17:05, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to the encyclopedia! In case you are not already aware, an article to which you have recently contributed, Climatic Research Unit hacking incident, is on article probation. A detailed description of the terms of article probation may be found at Wikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation. Also note that the terms of some article probations extend to related articles and their associated talk pages.
The above is a templated message. Please accept it as a routine friendly notice, not as a claim that there is any problem with your edits. Thank you. -- TS 18:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Richard Croft (author)[edit]
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A tag has been placed on Richard Croft (author) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about it should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.
If you can assert the notability of the subject, contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} at the top of the article, immediately below the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate), and give your reasons on the article's talk page, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
See the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. Rorshacma (talk) 21:40, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Podunk[edit]
Category:Podunk, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Monty845 17:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
- Don't create categories like that. Even though it may have been a joke, doing so can result in you getting blocked from editing. Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:11, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Altering comments[edit]
you should not alter a comment that has been replied to as you did here [[1]].Slatersteven (talk) 16:07, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
Notice[edit]
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 COVID-19, broadly construed. 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.