User talk:MattNichols47

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March 2014

Hello, I'm Geraldo Perez. Your recent edit to the page Teen Beach Movie appears to have added incorrect information, so I have removed it for now. If you believe the information was correct, please cite a reliable source or discuss your change on the article's talk page. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. If you change referenced info you must provide a reference to support your changes Geraldo Perez (talk) 20:13, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of sources

Hi, is there a reason why you're removing references from articles, for example here? Articles still require sources even if the show has aired, so if that's your rationale, please stop doing that. We need adequate referencing for all our articles. Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 19:25, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, with regard to your talk page comment here, articles belong to Wikipedia, not to you. It is not a sufficient reason to remove a reference because "you" don't need it. Content still needs to be verifiable, and removing references only makes the project weaker. Though I've seen people remove references once an episode airs, this is not the preference of the WikiProject Television community, and it is disruptive. And though I'm appreciative of your 500+ claimed edits (or your 206 documentable edits), I've edited a few more than you, and I've been privy to more discussions on the matter than you have. Please don't remove any more references without a reasonable justification. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 04:57, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

November 2014

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to List of Jessie episodes. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. AussieLegend (✉) 12:26, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Mfield (Oi!) 05:09, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello MattNichols47, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Max & Shred has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
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Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Diffs: 3 edits Thank you. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:49, 20 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 2015

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of Good Luck Charlie episodes. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed.

If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor then please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant notice boards.
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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive, until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively could result in loss of editing privileges. Also in List of Shake It Up episodes, Shake It Up (season 2) and Shake It Up (season 3). No explanation given for renumbering episodes, and such needs to be discussed via the respective talk pages. Please note, renumbering episodes affects inbound links to the articles (yes, there are articles, user pages, etc., which wikilink to these episodes via their #'s in the episode lists). MPFitz1968 (talk) 17:47, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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