User talk:WikiBits17
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Speedy deletion nomination of 2022 in the United Kingdom[edit]
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2021 in the United Kingdom[edit]
Hi there.
Can you please learn to write in the correct Wikipedia style? This isn't acceptable:
- Five people arrested after England footballers were racially abused online succeeding their Euro 2020 final defeat.
It should look like this:
- Five people are arrested after England footballers were racially abused online following their Euro 2020 final defeat.
Spot the difference. The correct English is to have "are" between "people" and "arrested". Five people are arrested. Not "five people arrested".
I only bring this up because you consistently make this mistake with literally every edit you make on that page. Not sometimes, but every. Single. Time.
Also, a better word than "succeeding" is "following".
Thank you.
Wjfox2005 (talk) 17:58, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
- Stop ignoring these messages, the reverts, and your other notifications. What is wrong with you? I'm requesting you be banned from 2021 in the UK if this continues. Wjfox2005 (talk) 08:48, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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December 2023[edit]
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia. DMacks (talk) 19:35, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Upon reflection, I recognise that the source I used may not have met the standards for verifiability and neutrality. I apologies for any inconvenience I have caused. In light of your feedback, I am committed to improving and ensuring that the information I contribute is accurate and well-supported.
- However, I do believe that the threat of blocking me from editing is quite unjust. I admire your contributions to this service and strive to be as established as yourself. Before blocking me, please take my considerations into account. Thank you. WikiBits17 (talk) 19:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reflection. As an explanation of why such an extreme warning for what seems like a simple bad edit is the intersection of two issues. First, obviously things related to Israel–Gaza, especially anything making any sort of cause–effect connection, require extreme care in both writing and sourcing. And second, the idea you re-added was one where others had already raised concerns about lack of sourcing and your sources seemed to be an unrelated weather report and a whole news service in such a topic-area. DMacks (talk) 21:11, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- @DMacks Thanks for your understanding, the weather sourcing was a mistake on my part. All the Best. WikiBits17 (talk) 21:17, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reflection. As an explanation of why such an extreme warning for what seems like a simple bad edit is the intersection of two issues. First, obviously things related to Israel–Gaza, especially anything making any sort of cause–effect connection, require extreme care in both writing and sourcing. And second, the idea you re-added was one where others had already raised concerns about lack of sourcing and your sources seemed to be an unrelated weather report and a whole news service in such a topic-area. DMacks (talk) 21:11, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
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- @Doctormatt Thank you very much for your feedback. I am not as experienced as many other Wikipedians and I'm always willing to learn and improve. I will always make sure to enter a summary of my edits. Thanks again. WikiBits17 (talk) 20:55, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- Sounds great. Cheers! DoctorMatt (talk) 00:03, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
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I have sent you a note about a page you started[edit]
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Needs more sources. They exist; for example https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/31/the-undertaker-review-glimmers-of-light-in-shady-period-thriller-paul-mcgann-tara-fitzgerald . Happy editing!
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Overlink[edit]
Myself, and some other editors, have reverted some of your edits due to you linking common English words. We do not link common words that everyone with fluency in English would know per WP:OVERLINK. Thank you. Canterbury Tail talk 13:40, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Unsourced[edit]
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Fashion timelines[edit]
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I have sent you a note about a page you started[edit]
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Good start
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I have sent you a note about a page you started[edit]
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Good start
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I have sent you a note about a page you started[edit]
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