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Happy editing! Ludicrous (talk) 13:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

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unblock|reason=Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 41.65.227.164 . Ballads2110 (talk) 21:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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Just leavin' a message for funzies. Enjoy this I suppose.

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April 2023

Hi Ballads2110, I just wanted to give you a heads up that stub templates go at the bottom of articles per WP:LAYOUT. I had seen this edit you made and figured since you were only new, you probably didn't know this. No big deal, I already reverted. Cmr08 (talk) 02:44, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

oh thanks!! :) Ballads2110 (talk) 04:37, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

New Signature

well, that's pretty epic - ballads^one 05:14, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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Hi Ballads2110, the 500 edits restriction described in the blue box above applies to requested move discussions too (see WP:ARBECR for details). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:01, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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Hi Ballads2110; I somehow missed your email and only now saw it when replying to another Wikipedia; my apologies! Unfortunately, I know that I can't help you now with some of the more immediate concerns that you wanted to address, but I hope that you got it all sorted out. If not, or if you have any other issues that I might be able to help you with, then please leave a message on my talk page; I am much more likely to spot a message there than one that comes through Wikipedia's email system! Please accept my belated welcome! Canadian Paul 01:56, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

No worries :) ballads^one 10:03, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

April 2024

Hello, I'm Skyshifter. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Ecco2K, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Skyshiftertalk 01:32, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Same for Bladee. Skyshiftertalk 01:34, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Why would it need a reference as most other wikipedia languages of the same page all have that same birth date with the exception of English wikipedia with no reference? Excuse me, I am curious to know. Additionally, this is a commonly cited birth date on many websites relating to artists' biographies. I've cited a source and reverted the edit, please correct me if needed. ballads^one 02:03, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

no offense, it seemed a bit redundant to be giving a source regarding a full name where it did not previously have a source period, i've also reverted that just now, and have sourced this. ballads^one 02:07, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Please read WP:V. BLPs especially need inline citations for that kind of information. Even a primary source works (as in, from the artist themselves); regarding Ecco2K, I've already tried to find primary sources confirming the birth date and I couldn't find them. Websites of unknown reliability, other Wikipedias, or "websites relating to artists' biographies", won't work. Also note that Ecco2K is currently a good article nominee, so it needs to meet certain criteria, including not having unreferenced information.

You said Benjamin Reichwald didn't have a source, but it does. It is sourced in the body, first section of the article, to the "Vogue" article ([6]). I've removed the name again as WP:GENIUS is user-generated content and thus unreliable. Skyshiftertalk 10:30, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

thank you for explaining it to me !! apologies for the miscommunication. ballads^one 11:26, 4 April 2024 (UTC)