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January 2021[edit]

Please refrain from using talk pages such as Talk:Coronavirus disease 2019 for general discussion of the topic or other unrelated topics. They are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways, based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines; they are not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See here for more information. Thank you. Favonian (talk) 16:08, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

Hello 40.137.224.226! Your additions to St. Paul's Episcopal School have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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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) 14:52, 16 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2021[edit]

Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Jeff Sessions, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 16:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Wikipelli. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Lewis Howard Latimer—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Wikipelli ^Talk 18:53, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

April 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Discospinster. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Truman Doctrine—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. ... discospinster _talk 17:32, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

October 2023[edit]

Please refrain from attempting to make unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been disallowed by an edit filter. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeatedly attempting to perform disruptive actions may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 06:40, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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