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Happy editing! Dronebogus (talk) 20:41, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:General sanctions/Russo-Ukrainian War

Per Wikipedia:General sanctions/Russo-Ukrainian War you are not allowed to edit articles in this topic area when you have under 500 edits. Please refrain from further editing articles on this topic area until you satisfy the requirements. Hemiauchenia (talk) 16:13, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

I never edited anything on that specific page. SpringField23402 (talk) 16:31, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Articles that you have edited, like Bombing of Borodianka fall under the scope of the sanctions. Hemiauchenia (talk) 17:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi SpringField. You have continued to make edits to articles about the Russo-Ukrainian war in violation of the above mentioned general sanctions, despite not having extended-confirmed status, please stop or your account will be blocked. This is a final warning. You can suggest improvements to articles on the article's talk page until your account has 500 edits. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 09:21, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Well, if you think I'm violating the rights to edit pages, how about you edit one of them. They haven't been updated in a long time, and they need to be updated. SpringField23402 (talk) 15:14, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 2 weeks for violation of GS sanction. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  User:Ymblanter (talk) 04:59, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Not sure this was the smartest strategy to go editing pages on the topic after the final warning, but here we are.--Ymblanter (talk) 04:39, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey hey hey. Woah, who said you can block me? You're not even in this conversation! SpringField23402 (talk) 13:04, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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December 2023

Hello, I'm Meters. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, OK gesture, 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. Meters (talk) 04:15, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Could you help me add a reliable source? I don't know how to add links from other websites SpringField23402 (talk) 14:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

See the link in my previous message. Meters (talk) 20:53, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:19, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Undiscussed page move

I notice you recently moved the article List of incidents and protests of the United States racial unrest (2020–present) to the title List of events during the Racial justice protests in the United States (2020–2023) without discussion. The move has been reverted by another user on the grounds that the move was not discussed. This page is a contentious topic and so you should follow the potentially controversial page move process and request the page be moved, setting out your reasons and discussing the move before attempting to move the page again. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 07:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Another undiscussed page move

I noticed you recently moved the article Arson damage during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul to 2020 Minneapolis–Saint Paul riots and made a number of large changes to the content. The move has been reverted on the grounds it was not discussed. This page is a contentious topic and in order to make such a move, you should follow the potentially controversial page move process to request the page be moved, give your reasons, and have a thorough discussion before attempting to move the page again. Malvoliox (talk) 00:52, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

My reason to move the page was because the article isn't even a list. There's no article talking about this specific topic, and I think there should be one. SpringField23402 (talk) 00:57, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

There may be good reason to make a move, but there's a process to follow in order to move a page on a potentially controversial topic. I linked it above -- you can see the instructions at the potentially controversial move page. Generally, you put a request in and allow for discussion. After that, consensus may be reached that a move is worth making. There's a template to paste into the talk page linked on that initial page re: moving pages.

I'm personally not sure what I think re: which page should actually exist. You might be right, but there is a procedure in place.

~ Malvoliox (talk) 01:49, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I did. Not 100% sure I did it right though, but I did my best. SpringField23402 (talk) 02:44, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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