User talk:Skets33

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July 2024

Please do not add content to pages on Wikipedia, as you did at Cameroon, without citing a reliable source. Your edit does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. Cookiemonster1618 (talk) 19:42, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am the original editor who actually updated the Cameroon demographics with the CIA sources amongst others. I see your name always editing the Kanuri page and you provide very unreliable sources. Skets33 (talk) 20:17, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add unsourced or original content, as you did with [1] to Cameroon without citing a reliable source. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Cookiemonster1618 (talk) 22:07, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you violate Wikipedia's no original research policy by inserting unsourced information or your personal analysis into an article, as you did at Fula people. Cookiemonster1618 (talk) 14:38, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You have not cited a reliable source on any of the KANURI edits that you made. Moreover, all the cited sources to the Fula people page are reliable and are calculated based off the current population. Please provide reliable sources on other pages you edit before lying to others that they are not following protocol. Skets33 (talk) 15:03, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Skets33, I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Fula people several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree at Talk:Fula people, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:30, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have initiated this discussion on @Cookiemonster1618talk page. My edits are very justifiable and I wish for @Cookiemonster1618 instead discuss these changes on my page rather than act on impulse. @Cookiemonster1618 should understand that they do not own these pages and should be much more open and inviting rather than shun away contributions that do not feed their ideal narrative. I have provided credible sources to corroborate these edits. Thank you. Skets33 (talk) 23:38, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your sources are not credible as they are based on old percentages from 1998 and 2001 which were decades ago. You made several changes to population estimates at Fula people when they were not found in the cited source. Cookiemonster1618 (talk) 23:40, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Skets33, I did intentionally point to the article's talk page rather than a specific user's talk page. You'll need others' opinions, perhaps a formal request at WP:3O after trying on the article's talk page. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:44, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Discussion invitation

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Fula people § Fula population in Sudan and Mauritania. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:50, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced info that you added to the Tikar page

Greetings. I noticed that you removed cited information to the Tikar people page. On Wikipedia, the removal of sourced information is not acceptable without providing additional sources that backup your claim. You also added a lot of unsourced information. On Wikipedia, sources are required. Users are not allowed to just added information that they believe they know. Each piece of information must be cited from a reliable, scholarly source. In the future, please be sure to adhere to Wikipedia's rules for editing or you could be blocked from the page. MiddleOfAfrica (talk) 01:50, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]