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Please stop immediately--Ymblanter (talk) 08:01, 11 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

The name you are moving the article to is not compatible with WP:V, one of the cornerstones of Wikipedia. If you do not stop, a block of your account is the most likely action.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:02, 11 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

2024 Ukrainian presidential election moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, 2024 Ukrainian presidential election, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ... discospinster talk 15:38, 17 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Your help desk question

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You have a response.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 23:12, 8 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

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As a follow-up note, there is nothing wrong with adding edit requests, but you are submitting blank edit requests, which gives us zero clue as to what needs fixing. Primefac (talk) 14:20, 13 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Tell me, what am I disrupt in the article you mentioned? I want the colors of Ukrainian parties to be in order, I do not disrupt anything. Block baby (talk) 16:36, 16 December 2021 (UTC)Reply
This is the issue This is not an edit request, it has nothing to do with this article. You're using talk pages as a forum, that is what this warning is all about. - FlightTime (open channel) 16:51, 16 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Platform for Life and Peace, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 12:10, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary, as you did at Platform for Life and Peace. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 03:37, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

I gave reason. Why I may be blocked? Block Baby (talk) 11:20, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Your rationale(s) was not a valid one(s) to remove content with a source/reference. The statements of a faction leader is generally acceptable when attempting to state the faction's beliefs/ideology (assuming they are uniform), and other sources you removed such as this one with the reason given as the link not opening was not valid as I checked and the link does open, unless you are stating the claim is not verified in the source given. You have also been warned multiple times about edits you've made in the past both last year and earlier this year for various reasons. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 14:40, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
 

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Salto Loco (block logactive blocksglobal blockscontribsdeleted contribsfilter logcreation logchange block settingsunblockcheckuser (log))


Request reason:

Good day. Today, while editing the article "Opposition of platforms for life", I removed content that I believe is false. I asked for supporting sources, as per the Rule 6. Cite, cite, cite in the Wikipedia:Ten simple rules for editing Wikipedia. In response, the user(s) did not provide sources, saying they are outside the template. But I checked and they are not there. Here is the argument of User:Valjean in Revision history: The party is a Russia-aligned party I responded to: The fact that it is a Russia-aligned party does not mean that it protects Russian minorities. The party supported Russia, which is now killing Ukrainian citizens, particularly Russians, because it is not "Russian minority interests", but manipulation of concepts. In response, the user started directly threatening me and writing outright nonsense: Even if you are 100% right, you will be blocked. Use the talk page and get a consensus before changing this. I haven't seen a rule anywhere that says a user asking for confirmation of a claim must seek consensus to get that confirmation. Therefore, I ask you to correct this misunderstanding related to my removal. I planned to make articles about Ukrainian resistance movements during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and it's sad that I can't do it because of this.

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You were quite accurately told "Stop edit warring. You have been warned. Even if you are 100% right, you will be blocked." You didn't stop edit warring. You were blocked. It's sad you don't understand our policies regarding edit warring; what misunderstanding exists is on your part, and I am now attempting to correct it with this explanation. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 19:06, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply


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Request reason:

Supplement to the previous one. In that case, I had no other options. What kind of nonsense is this: Even if you are 100% right, you will be blocked? What was I supposed to do, keep quiet and do nothing?

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You don't have to keep quiet or do nothing, but you cannot edit war. If others are edit warring, you report them. See dispute resolution. 331dot (talk) 19:40, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply


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Request reason:

Supplement to the previous one. Also, I stopped editing from this account after warning, why is it banned then?

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"It wasn't me". No, it clearly was. And talk page access turned off for the duration of the block. RickinBaltimore (talk) 21:12, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply


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Because you logged out to continue edit warring. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 20:07, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Jpgordon: It wasn't me. Block Baby 20:36, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
please unblock me for this reason Block Baby 21:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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And I will revert all the edits to the pre-warring state. If you want to reinstate them, pls start a talk page discussion.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:12, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply
Note that this is vandalism. Ymblanter (talk) 11:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

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I opened this topic about you since you do not seem to be learning from warnings and blocks. Please respond there. Ymblanter (talk) 12:17, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

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