User talk:72.231.148.42

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Happy editing! &#39;&#39;Paul, in Saudi&#39;&#39; (talk) 05:00, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello 72.231.148.42, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Police academy 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.


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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. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 15:25, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
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January 2020
Hello, I'm Donald Albury. I noticed that you recently removed content from Indigenous peoples of Florida without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Donald Albury 12:41, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
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April 2020
Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to State police (United States)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 01:32, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Federal Reserve Notes
I noticed that, twice, you added the $1 and $2 Federal Reserve Notes to the table of banknotes with new designs after 2004. I've reverted your additions, as the designs of the $1 and $2 banknotes were not changed along with the other denominations. - ZLEA T\C 23:47, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

January 2021
Hello, I'm Glane23. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to List of law enforcement agencies in New York (state)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Geoff &#124; Who, me? 18:38, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

February 2022
Hello, I'm Eviolite. I noticed that in this edit to New York State Police, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ev iolite  (talk)  00:13, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Hello, I'm FULBERT. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, 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. FULBERT (talk) 14:16, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

November 2022
Hello, I'm The King Of Dogs. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Rivian R1T, but the image was for Rivian R1S. I’ve removed it for now, but if you have a image for that, add it! If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. The King Of Dogs (talk) 13:16, 2 Novenber 2022 (UTC) - - - -The King Of Dogs- - - - (and doges) 17:15, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from New York State Office of Mental Health Police into New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g.,. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted copied template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 23:59, 4 January 2023 (UTC)