User talk:Finskii
February 2020
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Hello, I'm Erakura. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Deaths of Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin have been undone because they 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 help desk. Thanks. –Erakura(talk) 02:41, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Finskii -- I have looked over this situation closely and I continue to disagree with the changes you are making. It strikes me as whitewashing to change the category in that way, and I also found that the article's name was changed from "Killing of Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin" by a now-blocked editor who made a large number of such page moves without consensus. I'd argue that the page name should probably be moved back absent said consensus. As I said in my edit summary, you are most certainly free to seek consensus for the changes you are making on the article's Talk page. If other editors agree with your position, then such changes can be kept. –Erakura(talk) 03:10, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia and copyright
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Hello Finskii! Your additions to T-72 operators and variants 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, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 01:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Diannaa, can you revert the changes you made so I can edit what was previously posted? Also, you reverted the added source for the BTS-5B vehicle, along with the reordering of the vehicles, and removal of the T-72EA from the Ukraine variants section. These should not have been reverted as they do not violate any copyright. Finskii (talk) 01:41, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
- I have re-added a missing citation. You seem to think I made multiple changes but I have checked an I did not do that. All I did was remove a paragraph of prose about the T-72AMT and its three supporting citations (one of which I re-added as it is also in use elsewhere in the article). It was a clean removal of a paragraph, not a revert. My edit re-ordered nothing. I can send you the removed paragraph via email but you will have to activate your Wikipedia email first. — Diannaa (talk) 05:43, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much. I would appreciate it if you would email me the removed paragraph so I can revise it to meet the copyright requirements. Finskii (talk) 18:29, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you very much. I would appreciate it if you would email me the removed paragraph so I can revise it to meet the copyright requirements. Finskii (talk) 18:29, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
- I have re-added a missing citation. You seem to think I made multiple changes but I have checked an I did not do that. All I did was remove a paragraph of prose about the T-72AMT and its three supporting citations (one of which I re-added as it is also in use elsewhere in the article). It was a clean removal of a paragraph, not a revert. My edit re-ordered nothing. I can send you the removed paragraph via email but you will have to activate your Wikipedia email first. — Diannaa (talk) 05:43, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.