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August 2017[edit]

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Amazon Echo, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. General Ization ^Talk 19:49, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits, such as your recent edits to DJ Khaled, as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 20:40, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Bella Hadid. Thank you. Geraldo Perez (talk) 04:57, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Alert[edit]

This message contains important information about an administrative situation on Wikipedia. It does not imply any misconduct regarding your own contributions to date.

Please carefully read this information:

The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding the Arab–Israeli conflict, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.

Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you that sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

--Shrike (talk) 07:24, 17 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

August 2017[edit]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia. Please don't remove reference sections (and minor point - inserting flags and linking countries isn't good practice). Take note that your are making many mistakes, so on balance editors will decide if your account is a plus or a minus here. If you read some of the guidelines you may avoid being blocked. Widefox; talk 20:56, 22 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it was at Private Internet Access with this edit [1], removing a reference and the reference section. Widefox; talk 01:52, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Widefox: Ahh okay but I am more surprised that the warning was from the reference which pointed to a review. Usually, the wikipedia page states a sentence and theres a citation, thats what the reference section is for. In this part, its literally just pointing to a random link which is why I removed it. Also, if I cannot add the flags, at least link to the countries? ThisIsAgain32 (talk) 02:01, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And the reference section (so no refs are shown)?

As for minor points: we don't generally link countries, and such use of flags is bad, see (just above) WP:FLAGPLACEHOLDER. Widefox; talk 15:53, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Have you had an account here before? Widefox; talk 15:53, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Widefox: Am I supposed to have many accounts? ThisIsAgain32 (talk) 18:10, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a yes? Which accounts? There's several unanswered questions. So far I'm not convinced you're acknowledging the disruption, or showing any sign of stopping. Several editors have messaged you and this account is only a month old, but doing more advanced edits, can you explain? Widefox; talk 20:16, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Widefox: The answer is no. I have done edits through IP's but not under an account because I did not take it seriously. The reason why I asked "Am I supposed to have many accounts" is because you seem to hit me with that random question right after you told me about the rules of using flags. Also, since your clearly lecturing me about the rules of Wikipedia (flag part), it does not look like im a long timer here. Yes, I use Wikipedia to search up stuff but who doesnt? Wikipedia is very popular. Lastly, advanced edits? It's just clicking the "Edit Page" button and doing some changes, which is what everyone who is slightly interested in a topic seems to do.

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello ThisIsAgain32, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Foundation for Defense of Democracies have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:38, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

August 2017[edit]

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes)

Please be sure to provide a summary of every edit you make, even if you write only the briefest of summaries. The summaries are very helpful to people browsing an article's history.

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Thanks! Widefox; talk 10:31, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Widefox; talk 10:37, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that Foundation for Defense of Democracies is also covered by the notice at #Alert. You may be blocked at any moment for violating this despite being warned. Widefox; talk 11:22, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To enforce an arbitration decision and for violation of the 500/30 rule, you have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours. You are welcome to edit once the block expires; however, please note that the repetition of similar behavior may result in a longer block or other sanctions.

If you believe this block is unjustified, please read the guide to appealing blocks (specifically this section) before appealing. Place the following on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Please copy my appeal to the [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement noticeboard]] or [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]]. Your reason here OR place the reason below this template. ~~~~}}. If you intend to appeal on the arbitration enforcement noticeboard I suggest you use the arbitration enforcement appeals template on your talk page so it can be copied over easily. You may also appeal directly to me (by email), before or instead of appealing on your talk page. GoldenRing (talk) 20:27, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to administrators: In May 2014, ArbCom adopted the following procedure instructing administrators regarding Arbitration Enforcement blocks: "No administrator may modify a sanction placed by another administrator without: (1) the explicit prior affirmative consent of the enforcing administrator; or (2) prior affirmative agreement for the modification at (a) AE or (b) AN or (c) ARCA (see "Important notes" [in the procedure]). Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped."

As you should have been aware, since you were alerted a week ago, editors with fewer than 500 edits or less than thirty days' tenure are prohibited from editing any article related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This includes making noticeboard posts related to the conflict. To enforce this rule, I have blocked you for 48 hours. When you return, you must not comment on the report you started at WP:ANI, though the report will now be dealt with in the normal way. You must also entirely avoid the Arab-Israeli conflict.

If you abide by them, these restrictions will be lifted when you reach 500 edits and thirty days' tenure. If you do not abide by them, you will be subject to further sanctions. GoldenRing (talk) 20:31, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2017 election voter message[edit]

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