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Thanks for your contributions to Coups Creek. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit for review" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your contributions to Coups Creek. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
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Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Travis Head, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. What are you doing? You are not an admin. You cannot protect the article. Meters (talk) 08:58, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
worried about potential vandalism
Please do not add or change content, as you did at Dallas Texans (NFL), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Do not restore material that has been removed as being unsourced unless you provide a reliable source. Meters (talk) 06:11, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I'm about to revert a bunch of your recent updates. If a page says sources are needed, it's probably best to provide the sources before removing the warning. Doctorhawkes (talk) 08:16, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Northern Eagles. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Doctorhawkes (talk) 01:07, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.
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On Friday 27, December 2024, if you have stuff to talk to me about, I will not be looking at my Wikipedia page until at least 13:00PM AEST. Do not expect a response before this time as I am returning something I accidentally put in my purse at a relative’s house that actually belongs to them Servite et contribuere (talk) 14:58, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
On 28 December 2024, in the morning AEST, I threw up. I might need some time off and if you have anything to say, I might not reply Servite et contribuere (talk) 15:51, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Did my attempt at protection at least work? Sushidude21! (talk) 11:51, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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This was a bad edit. I'm all for not updating stats while a game is in progress, but you didn't have to revert it - it was a completed innings, and in fact the batting stats haven't changed since that time - and you certainly didn't need to remove the category. StAnselm (talk) 19:18, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi everyone. Just letting you know that I am currently very unwell in my Sinuses. It is really annoying me. I will be prioritising my health for the next while. I might not be as active. If you do have something to say, feel free to say it, but I am very unwell. Thank you Servite et contribuere (talk) 17:33, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Last month you reverted my red link edits for some of the champions of the Vermont Open. First you stated that "We don't add red links" but we clearly do. Then you noted that the "red links don't seem necessary or relevant." But these champions are all clearly worthy of a page; in fact, I intend to create pages for all of them. I think these red links should be re-applied.
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Hi, I promised earlier today that I would explain this edit. Basically, I removed the |rfcid= parameter in order to force Legobot (talk · contribs) to visit the page and assign another rfcid. This is because each rfcid must be unique, and in this edit you assigned your own (something that should never be done) but worse still, you appear to have copied the value from a completely different RfC - the one at Talk:United States#RFC: Is English the official language of the United States?. This meant that there were then two ongoing RfCs with the same rfcid, which compromises the data tables maintained by Legobot. This in turn has caused duplication, mislinking, and corrupted the RfC listings (example). Please, always let Legobot assign its own rfcid, unless you know exactly what you are doing. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hey, just wondering why you reverted my move of NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan for being undiscussed? Whilst it's true that it was undiscussed, my understanding is that minor moves – such as correcting a hyphen for an en-dash and fixing spacing – don't generally require a move discussion, unless there's a reasonable expectation that it would be contested. Cheers in advance, RadiculousJ (talk) 16:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
With political candidates, any controversy is worth noting to give readers the best perspective. If a candidate, no matter if you support them or not, makes a sexually aggravated comment to a teenager, it feels worth noting on Wikipedia. Additionally, I wrote it with a neutral tone, providing not only the report, but also her apology and a source. I am confused why it was deleted. I had been a Boele supporter for a while, so political influence had nothing to do with it. I was confused why you reverted my edit, and then proceeded to remove the whole controversy section, saying "don't draw attention or bad stuff". That was clearly politically motivated, and I don't blame you. So, I would just like your context or reason so I can have an understanding before I add it back. Youshouldchooseausernamethat (talk) 07:49, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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this has probably already been asked before, and if it hasn't, it's still really not important, but why is your user page counted as a dab? consarn (prison phone) (crime record) 19:03, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello Servite et contribuere! The thread you created at the Teahouse, Is there a way to request Un Deletion of a page (Through a discussion or elsewhere), has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.
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Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves#Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves when requesting moves. You keep doing it wrong. Celia Homeford (talk) 14:58, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article Fox Valley Road has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:38, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have a question. What is the use to redirect 2031 World Cup to its main page. I know the 2027 World Cup hasn't even started but it would be good for users to know that there is no information about it. And one more thing. What about some information for the Indian Premiere League 2026. @Servite et contribuere Gamerboykarl (talk) 06:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I saw that discussion with @ProClasher97. Gamerboykarl (talk) 07:02, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I won't be able to access Wikipedia for 13 days as I am going to England-Scotland on May 16.@Servite et contribuere Gamerboykarl (talk) 06:47, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I'm Serge, an Admin here on Wikipedia. I've run across your comments at AFD a few times recently. I feel like it would be good for you to brush up on the list of arguments to avoid at deletion discussion, as I feel like you're falling into a number of them. Please be sure to cite specific notability guidelines, and list off specific sources help meet them.
When Admin close discussions, they routinely ignore stances that aren't rooted in any sort of policy or guideline. So, when you say things like "There must be sources out there somewhere" or "there's no harm in keeping it around", your voice isn't really going to be heard in the discussion. It won't persuade anyone, and the closer will likely disregard it.
Let me know if you have any questions. Sergecross73 msg me 14:50, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Servite et contribuere. Thank you for your work on Oil in Texas. Another editor, Old-AgedKid, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
the page is too short for such a significant subject.
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