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May I ask about this edit?

[1] is what I'm refferring to. You used rollback to revert this edit, witht eh vandalism edit summary, dispite the fact that this was not vandalism. They seem to not have sourced it, but there absouletly are RS to back it up @The Herald Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 10:49, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey. All additions, if they are not backed by references from reliable sources are considered disruptive edits/vandalism. Especially, when it comes to biographies of living people, it MUST be cited. Additionally, the IP has been adding the same even after multiple reverts with messages left in their talk page. Hence the rollback and revert for that BLP violation. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:53, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The church with a magnetic personality
Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Church of light.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 12:07, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

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You can help improve articles instead of blind reverting. For example, you can find detailed sources listed on cradle of civilization and help improve corresponding articles like India. If you think a better source is justified, please add it. Also, please return the courtesy of not templating other users if you ask the same in return. As you say, they are impersonal and disrespectful. Take a moment to write a comment in your own words. --Molochmeditates (talk) 15:08, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey, apologies for templating. But you've been around and you should know that any addition to an article MUST be supported by a reliable independent source for verifiability. Simply linking the article with blue link is not justified, because that time, you are using Wikipedia as the source, and Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Additionally, the most important thing here is the article India is a featured article, that has been community reviewed for around 20 years. You simply don't add information that you like into an article like that. Furthermore, per WP:BURDEN and WP:ONUS, you are the one responsible for adding a reference for the information you add. This level is unsourced additions do constitute disruptive editing and hence I templated. I'm sorry if I sound condescending, but unsourced addition to a FA will be removed immediately. I won't revert your addition now, but you should add a note in the talk page regarding your edit. Also, please read up WP:FAOWN. Thanks and happy editing. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
The first message on your talk page links to Wikipedia:Five pillars - I hope you take its spirit seriously. We need more editors who value building an encyclopedia of knowledge instead of being pedantic. If you see me make a mistake, which I am sure I will, I would rather you improve upon my original goal, which is to improve the article. In this example, wouldn't it have been amazing if you were to add a source from the linked article instead of chiding me on what MUST be done and reverting my edit? Wouldn't that have made the article more useful to the readers? Also, your charge of disruptive editing is highly uncalled for in my opinion and I hope you're more constructive with your interactions with other editors. This is nowhere close to a significant edit, and completely against the spirit of FAOWN. I hope you Wikipedia:Assume good faith in the future. --Molochmeditates (talk) 21:30, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the reply. I am well aware of AGF and all, but WP:BURDEN takes easy precedence over anything when you have been editing for a while (>7 years) and are adding something into a Featured article. WP:DIY is also a good place for you to read up too. Once again, I'd ask you to provide reliable sources for every single edit you make in mainspace, since that is also a pillar of Wikipedia. It doesn't matter how new or how old an editor you are, you add an unsourced addition into an article, especially a FA which is protected for such a reason and got like huge edit notices in the editing section, you simply can't skip it and press publish changes. You are responsible for every edit you make. So, please remember that next time. I did assume AGF when you reverted and haven't raised any objections in the talk page yet, but you should do that asap. Also, go through the archives of the talk page to see why such similar additions about cradle of civilization were rejected earlier. This is not a minor edit and it is indeed an edit that comes under FAOWN. Once again, I'd urge you tto continue further discussion at Talk:India. Thanks and happy editing. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 22:18, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

ITN nomination question

Hey! I noticed you closed my RD nomination for O.J. Simpson - was just wondering if I had done something wrong that made people choose the other nomination. Thanks! Staraction (talk | contribs) 16:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Staraction Hey, thanks for the message. I think everyone chose it because it was posted under today's date and was higher up in the sections. Nothing else. Hence I closed it as a duplicate entry cuz it seemed redundant. I can reopen it if you want, but I don't think it will make much of a difference now. Thanks and happy editing :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:55, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Update:I think it's redundant now since the discussion is moved to yesterday's section. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:59, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Gotcha, just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong. Thanks! Staraction (talk | contribs) 19:46, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee

Herald what did i did on Draft:Merry Christmas From Bobby Vee which led to you declined? Samchristie05 (talk) 21:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for dropping by. Kindly go through the decline reason posted and the links I have provided. Additionally, you may seek out help at WP:TEAHOUSE too. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 22:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Deaths in 2024 and archived pages

Hi. We only use simple cite references in the above project and its related month/year archived pages, the reason being the sheer number of sources being listed and the resulting slow page-loading times for the less fortunate. We try to keep the coding light, so your recent edit was reversed. Thanks. Ref (chew)(do) 07:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Refsworldlee Yeah, got that. Thanks for the update. Happy editing :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 08:40, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
And the same to you! :) Ref (chew)(do) 09:01, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you and happy editing :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 19:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

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Draft:Porto_Novo_Iron_Works

Hi, I noticed this article on the old AFC queue and decided that it met the essential passing criterion of being notable, encyclopedia worthy and unlikely to be nominated for deletion. I therefore improved the content and referencing and hope that this now meets AFC requirements. Shyamal (talk) 03:32, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey Shyamal, thanks for the improvement. Kindly submit the draft again for review and wait. The AfC backlog is a few weeks (2+ months) and it won't be fair if I go out of the way and review it. Someone will review it or if it comes in my random entry, I will review it too. Furthermore, you can move it to mainspace yourself with ease if you think it's worthy. Thanks and happy editing. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:58, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
I thought of moving it to mainspace but it would be a rather heavy-handed move on my part! Will wait for a regular reviewer to get to it. Shyamal (talk) 04:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

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April thanks

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Thank you for improving the project's quality in April! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Arigato :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

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The New Indian Express

This The New Indian Express is not listed in WP:ICTFSOURCES. It is used as a review for a film Operation Valentine (film). The Indian Express got divided and its edition is retained by North. The South edition is The New Indian Express I think. This too will need to be on the list with reliability or unreliability highlight. RangersRus (talk) 13:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

You can add it to the pinned discussion at the talk page. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 13:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
I added it at the bottom of Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Film/Indian_cinema_task_force#Reliability_of_sources_listed_at_WP:ICTFSOURCES. RangersRus (talk) 14:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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