User talk:Kid Cudi July 28 23

A belated welcome![edit]

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Kid Cudi July 28 23! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Kj cheetham (talk) 09:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

October 2023[edit]

Hi Kid Cudi July 28 23! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Kj cheetham (talk) 09:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello Kid Cudi July 28 23! Your additions to Marieke Veltman have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Our policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 18:52, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

The Original Barnstar

Thank you for your contributions to athletics on Wikipedia; I have noticed and I really do appreciate them.

Please be very careful about copyright violations; there was a user User:GoOKC who was also a great athletics contributor for most of their edits, but they were blocked in 2020 for issues stemming from copyright violations and never participated in talk page discussions as far as I can tell.

If you ever need a second opinion or advice, feel free to respond here. Habst (talk) 14:41, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for April 6[edit]

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Blocked as a sockpuppet[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts as a sockpuppet of User:GoOKC per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/GoOKC. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Spicy (talk) 01:01, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]