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Why haven’t all my edits been saved? The ODP (talk) 17:49, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Cubbon moved to draftspace[edit]

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Okay just need time The ODP (talk) 15:45, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, there is no wp:deadline. ;)
You can move the draft to article space after it is completed.
(we usually wait about 15-60 minutes before moving the article to draft or nominating it for deletion if the article is problematic) ~ Ase1estecharge-paritytime 15:50, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, really appreciate the help! 🙂 The ODP (talk) 15:53, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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John Cubbon[edit]

Hi - In the article on John Cubbon you linked "Cubbon" to an article on the family Cubbon. In this case, "Cubbon" refers specifically to John Cubbon not the Cubbon family as the sentence reads "Cubbon was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1931". So such a link would be in appropriate here. A link to the Cubbon family would be more appropriate in the "see also" section. Thank you. Dormskirk (talk) 16:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cubbon moved to draftspace[edit]

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Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution[edit]

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Artto moved to draftspace[edit]

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Am just in the process of editing, thank you for moving it to draftspace The ODP (talk) 17:50, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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My apologies Alssa1, still getting my head around things. I will make sure I do in the future. Kind Regards x The ODP (talk) 22:16, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Your recent editing history at Manx people shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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The other pages that mention Manx ethnicity have no connection with English people. Like none, not even onnthe 'english people' page. There's the evidence there for me to edit it, yet no one is doing anything about it? Read the page? The ODP (talk) 01:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There's a principle known as the BOLD, revert, discuss cycle - you can't just keep reverting long-standing edits you don't like/disagree with and then not discussing it (to resolution). Given the fact that you've consistently gone round different articles removing any mentioned link to the English, as well as saying that because you claim to be Manx you have some unique expertise to do these actions is really not in line with our rules. You say that English people are not related to the Manx, yet 37.2% (as of the 2006 census) of the population of the Isle of Man are born in England; that's a lot more than those born in Scotland, Wales, or on the island of Ireland... Alssa1 (talk) 19:57, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thats not 'ethnic manx' is it? Thats people born in the UK & Ireland, who are now residents in the IOM? Or are you suggesting that Native Manx people don't have an ethnic identity? Seems a tad intolerant of you. The ODP (talk) 18:28, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is an 'ethnic Manx' exactly? Do you have reliable sources that define it? Alssa1 (talk) 15:35, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Forget it[edit]

Maybe you should visit the IOM The ODP (talk) 18:32, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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