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PLease note that a minor edit is not one where you remove cited material such as here [[1]] or here [[2]] nor the addition of material such as here [[3]].Slatersteven (talk) 19:09, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

November 2011

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Putin's photo

You recently changed the photo in the infobox for the article on Vladimir Putin. For some reason another user reverted this. Please give your views at Talk:Vladimir Putin#Photo in the infobox.--Toddy1 (talk) 08:27, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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You changed the infobox picture for the article on Vladimir Putin. It is written in a comment next to the picture that it should be not changed without prior discussion in the talk page. As I did not see any record of such a discussion, I have reverted your edit. Thank you for your understanding. Xionbox^₪ 12:46, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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July 2012

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December 2012

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January 2013

Hey, you recently made an edit to Syria without any explanation. I've reverted your edit, but if I'm wrong, you can tell me on my talk page. Thanks, Peacock28 19:34, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

March 2013

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Minor edits

Please do not mark edits as minor when they significantly change the content, as you did in [4]. See WP:MINOR for details.—Emil J. 14:14, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2003

Please do not change religon slot, as you did to Tammam Salam. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Egeymi (talk) 17:16, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Your edit to Paul Kagame

As mentioned by others above, please could you use an edit summary when making changes to articles. Otherwise other editors have no idea why you made the change. In the case of Paul Kagame I can't think of a reason not to include the photograph of him with the Obamas under the "United States and United Kingdom" section, so I have reinstated the image. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 11:04, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2013

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Shinzo Abe

Hi there. I recently reverted the changes you made to the infobox on Shinzo Abe - specially concerning the new image you added. I say new because, well, actually, it isn't - which is precisely why I changed it back. The pictures you were putting up came from his first term as Prime Minister, and is no longer representative of him, as he is now, in his second term. The image you replaced, on the other hand, is far more up to date and far more reflective of Abe as he is right now. I took the liberty of reverting your change without first raising it with you because I felt my rationale is a very uncontroversial one. Of course, if you disagree with me, please feel free to reply back to me or raise this issue on the article's talk page. Thanks. Redverton (talk) 00:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Hi Sematz. I don't understand your insistence about photo of PM Erdogan. Without any explanation,you should not continue this edit war! Your support of this photo, in many ways inadequate for these articles and information boxes. Point of view and the quality of light is not available. Please indicate the reason for that is required! -- Maurice (talk) 08:38, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 2013

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July 2013

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Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Adly Mansour. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Yintan 13:46, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Adly Mansour, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Yintan 14:13, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for persistent disruptive editing at Adly Mansour. For the present, I have set the block length at 24 hours, but if it turns out that there has been significant disruptive editing on other pages too, that may be extended. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:10, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Macedonia

Please stop changing Macedonia to North Macedonia in articles on topics that pre-date the name change. We used the name of the country as it was at the time. See e.g. 1965 Bechuanaland general election, 1960 Basutoland general election, 1960 Burmese general election or 1984 Zairean presidential election. Thanks, Number 5 7 16:57, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Minor and more

I notice that you have started marking your edits as minor. Some of them are definitely not minor. Please read WP:MINOR, especially the section "When not to mark as minor changes". --T*U (talk) 15:34, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you did not read WP:MINOR? Among other things, it says: Marking a major change as a minor one is considered poor etiquette and if you are in doubt about whether an edit is minor or not, it is always safer not to mark it as minor.

Also: You have been asked several times to use edit summaries in order to explain your edits. It helps other editors to understand the content of and/or the reason for your edits, see WP:ES. Thank you! --T*U (talk) 13:57, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

June 2019

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Jaap Stam, 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. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:20, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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February 2020

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Germany. Please stop adding or changing information, for example population figures, without providing or updating citations that verify it. See also WP:HIJACK.

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October 2020

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Jabrayil and Hadrut. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

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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. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. AntonSamuel (talk) 18:30, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing.

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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Talış, Tartar, you may be blocked from editing. GenQuest ^{"Talk to Me"} 18:37, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Zəngilan, you may be blocked from editing. GenQuest ^{"Talk to Me"} 18:39, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AntonSamuel (talk) 18:13, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing indefinitely for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

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please unblock me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Swarm unblock me please

See WP:GAB for instructions on how to request an unblock. ~Swarm~ ^{sting} 05:01, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]