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Your submission at Articles for creation: Tsing Dao Submachine Gun (July 18)

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Dan arndt (talk) 02:42, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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July 2022

Hello, I'm Loafiewa. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Type 100 submachine gun, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Loafiewa (talk) 20:29, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Sorry. I just had trouble citing my source. If your wondering my source is this: Jowett, Philip S. (2002). Japanese Army 1931-1945, Part 1. Men-at-Arms. 362. Osprey Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 1-84176-353-5. Salfanto (talk) 13:34, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

October 2022

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thank you for the tips Salfanto (talk) 21:31, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Tsing Dao Submachine Gun

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Your draft article, Draft:Tsing Dao Submachine Gun

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:47, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

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May 2023

Please do not add or change content, as you did at OTs-12 Tiss, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Loafiewa (talk) 17:14, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

It's just an appearance in a video game. Would I have to cite the game's website? Salfanto (talk) 17:23, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

As per MOS:POPCULT, you would have to cite a reliable secondary source. Loafiewa (talk) 17:26, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

ok Salfanto (talk) 17:31, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Can I cite a video of gameplay for OTS-12? Salfanto (talk) 17:34, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

That would be an example of a primary source. Loafiewa (talk) 17:45, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi. I'll add a source for the owen gun in german hands also known as the Maschinenpistole 752(e). Does this one work?

https://www.axishistory.com/various/138equipment/equipment/4257-fremden-geraet-captured-small-arms Salfanto (talk) 23:45, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

again sorry for not citing right away Salfanto (talk) 23:50, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm not really sure why you'd say that, seeing as you just made a string of unsourced edits. Verifiability is a core content policy - if you are going to add content, it is expected that you also add reliable sources to corroborate it. Loafiewa (talk) 20:14, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

ok 👍 Salfanto (talk) 21:34, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

7th Battalion Arei

Hello, 7th Battalion Arei is part of the 253rd Defense Battalion of the 129th Brigade. Its not a separate unit. It was before it joined with the brigade. They use the term battalion, but its strength is unknown. It also makes it strange to have a battalion within a battalion. Most likely they have more freedom, but are administratively attached to 253rd. Your addition to the article should be worded better a little to avoid confusion. Thank you for adding references and improving article. Ceriy (talk) 15:52, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Ok! I'll fix up my article to improve it. Any suggestions on how to improve it? Salfanto (talk) 17:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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anything i can do to prevent the article from being deleted? Salfanto (talk) 13:34, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

September 2023

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sorry Salfanto (talk) 16:08, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Combat Vehicle 90. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. No mention of Russia being an evaluation user in WP:RS. TylerBurden (talk) 21:55, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you. Ill be sure to do that with future edits that require copying Salfanto (talk) 00:48, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

25th CAA large emblem

Is the current image with empty shield a placeholder? Thanks, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 17:22, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

No its the actual current emblem. I got it from the website globalsecurity.org and it's a reliable source for military matters Salfanto (talk) 18:59, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

The consensus at WP:GLOBALSECURITY is that it is not reliable. How do you know their image wasn’t a placeholder? Reverting. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 19:07, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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November 2023

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at M1 carbine. You have been told about the verifiability policy plenty of times now. Continuing to add unsourced claims, conjecture, and OR as you have done at this point can only be viewed as disruption. Loafiewa (talk) 17:45, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

The line "On 26 October 1944, in response to the Germans' widespread use of automatic weapons, especially the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle, the select-fire M2 carbine was introduced, along with a new 30-round magazine." is taken from the "Selective-fire version" on the M1 carbine article which someone else had added. I added it to the M2 section to try and help give context. I hope that clears things up Salfanto (talk) 17:53, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Not really, verifiability is not conditional, see WP:BURDEN. Loafiewa (talk) 21:28, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

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Battle of Tokmak

Why did you put this article in here, when according to the Afd Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Tokmak the battle didn't take place? scope_creep^Talk 18:43, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

sorry I didnt see that Salfanto (talk) 19:00, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

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