AugustB1914

October 2020

Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Vicky Ford, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 19:23, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

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Hullo - I wonder if a more experienced contributor can help. I’ve made some additions to an entry as news changes. Another new editor has questioned my motives and as a result the article is now flagged as disputed ‘repeatedly adding defamatory or libelous material to articles about living people over an extended period’ . This isn’t my intention. The information is neither defamatory or libellous, it simply provides additional context to an entry which is otherwise pretty sparse. I don’t just want to dive in and undo the other contributors deletions but I’d assume the point of Wikipedia is to develop entries rather than delete others’ additions. Any advice gratefully received. AugustB1914 (talk) 13:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Please read (and feel free to join) the discussion at Talk:Vicky Ford#Parliamentary Expenses. Yes, Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. But you're not able to write anything you want. You need to cite your edits to reliable sources, especially when they concern claims about living people. Woodroar (talk) 16:41, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions notification

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Woodroar (talk) 19:44, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

April 2022

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Vicky Ford‎, 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. Woodroar (talk) 12:35, 15 April 2022 (UTC)