User talk:165.255.251.132

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello 165.255.251.132! Your additions to Mr Gay World have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


 * 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 cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
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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. Thank you. ... disco spinster   talk  18:58, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Mr Gay World
You will need to have citations to back up the changes you are making to the article. It seems you are writing about a different pageant. Also, Wikipedia articles do not have to have TM or (tm) next to names (see MOS:TM). ... disco spinster   talk  19:16, 31 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Good day
 * Thank you for your message. I am purely update LGBT to LGBTQIA+ being the correct terminology to use.
 * The event HQ is also Australia and South Africa - how do I proof that? Guidance would be highly appreciated.
 * Kind regards 165.255.251.132 (talk) 08:04, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
Hello, I'm Adakiko. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Mr Gay World, 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. Adakiko (talk) 07:54, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Please see MOS:TMTHE: Do not use the ™ character. It's not Wikipedia's responsibility to preserve trademarks. Also only list people who meet wp:notability (people) a list of the board of directors isn't encyclopedic. A few heads of the organization is OK, the whole board should not be listed. If people are interested in that, they should visit the website. Thank you Adakiko (talk) 11:49, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Key people
Only one entry for the field "|key_people=" works. See for long-winded documentation. You can add a list with the wp:template or. The former gives a bit more room. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 11:58, 9 August 2022 (UTC)