User talk:Influential people

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Drmies (talk) 17:19, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

• Not so much. You want to get somewhere, write proper, valid edit summaries please. Drmies (talk) 17:24, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

August 2019

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

Edit summary (Briefly describe your changes)

Please be sure to provide a summary of every edit you make, even if you write only the briefest of summaries. The summaries are very helpful to people browsing an article's history.

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 17:24, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did on Maia Morgenstern. This violates Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. a. information must be cited properly. b. Wikipedia is not a reliable source for Wikipedia. c. start explaining your edits. Drmies (talk) 17:57, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

• And why does a star on some Walk of Fame even matter? Drmies (talk) 17:58, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
• There are a couple of fundamental things you don't understand. An edit summary is where you explain your edit. A talk page is where you discuss things. A link to an article is no substitute for a reference. Drmies (talk) 18:02, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
• Don't be an ass. There is nothing special about that. Drmies (talk) 18:03, 26 August 2019 (UTC)