User talk:Gihan Jayaweera/Archive 8

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See you on board, and Happy Editing!

Reh man 02:23, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit on Navjot Sidhu page

Hi Gihan! Could you explain this edit? What "inappropriate edits" are you talking about? And what are these "usual standards"? Thanks. Editor5454 (talk) 18:02, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

August 2017

Hello, I'm Yamaguchi先生. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person on Arjuna Ranatunga, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. In addition to ensuring compliance with WP:BLP policy, please ensure that future edits maintain a neutral WP:TONE as expected of an encyclopedia. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:25, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Arjuna Ranatunga. Thank you. Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 22:35, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing error

Hello Gihan. You had made a few edits on the page Virat Kohli on 31 August. There's a referencing error in one of the edits wherein you've not defined the reference for ref number 308 here. Please check the policy on when and how to invoke a Refname. Thanks. Vignyana^talk 17:43, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2017

Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Kaushal Silva. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 16:18, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Women in Red World Contest

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List of brackishwater and introduced fish of Sri Lanka

Gihan: Can you explain your thought process to me regarding this article? It looks like 2 unrelated topics (except for the fish part) combined in one list.......can it be moved to List of introduced fish to Sri Lanka and call it a partial list?.....Let me know if you have questions or need help in any way....Pvmoutside (talk) 23:43, 2 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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December 2017

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2017–18, 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.

Merry Christmas to everyone and Season's Greetings!🎄🔔🎆🎇🎁✨🌠🌟

Hello Gihan Jayaweera: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Abishe (talk) 17:55, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message

Abishe (talk) 17:55, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2018. I hope you would continue your consistency in the near future as well. Abishe (talk) 17:55, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yakada Pihatu

Greetings. An internal error is appearing in the fourth reference of Yakada Pihatu. The error shows in preview mode. Because it's non-English, I can't fix it. Your help would be appreciated. Thanks.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 19:43, 26 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]