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You probably already know about this; for example, you have mentioned WP:BIO in the deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sal LaBarbera. This message is a formal requirement when determining an editor's "awareness" about Wikipedia's special treatment of biographies of living persons, so I got accustomed to placing it on pretty much everyone's talk page. The Arbitration Committee is currently working on improving this somewhat-outdated process, but that's the way it currently is:
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~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:06, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
...and because ((DS/alert)) is a boring template, here's something more enjoyable. Thank you very much for the reasonable, detailed explanation at Talk:Sal LaBarbera. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:12, 9 July 2021 (UTC) |
Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1952_USSR_Chess_Championship&curid=65432817&diff=1167352667&oldid=1167352276 I can understand why you might think that "edition" is only applied to printed material but that is not so. For example, see https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edition which includes the defintion "one of the forms in which something is presented" with usage examples "this year's edition of the annual charity ball" and "The last two editions of the World Cup featured 24 teams.". Per the WP:3RR I ask that you not change this again without first getting consensus on the article talk page. Quale (talk) 13:14, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
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My edit should have pinged you but didn't. --David Tornheim (talk) 23:01, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.
You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.
For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.
——Serial 14:56, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Editors are expected to treat each other with respect and civility. On this encyclopedia project, editors assume good faith while interacting with other editors, which you did not appear to do at User talk:Central and Adams. Here is Wikipedia's welcome page, and it is hoped that you will assume the good faith of other editors and continue to help us improve Wikipedia! Thank you very much! ——Serial 15:37, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Please refrain from abusing warning or blocking templates, as you did to User talk:Serial Number 54129. Doing so is a violation of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please use the user warnings sandbox for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you. Chris Troutman (talk) 15:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
Please refrain from abusing warning or blocking templates, as you did to User talk:Serial Number 54129. Doing so is a violation of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please use the user warnings sandbox for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you. ——Serial 15:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
LOL, like I said, every accusation is a confession! Central and Adams (talk) 15:51, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
But well done on your concerted efforts to keep notable individuals—particularly women—from deletion at AfD. ——Serial 16:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC) |
My goal isn't to be bothersome, and FWIW I appreciate your responses in the deletion discussion. It does seem a little much to be bringing up badgering/protesting my request for clarification of another editor's !vote. They are completely capable of ignoring my question if they wish, and to be mentioning badgering to my and not the article author who's been replying to everyone seems a bit lop-sided. VQuakr (talk) 23:07, 22 February 2024 (UTC)