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June 2013
Hello, I'm Jim1138. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Northeastern Illinois University, 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. Jim1138 (talk) 18:22, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. ElKevbo (talk) 19:00, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Your addition has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text, or images borrowed from other websites, or printed material without a verifiable license; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. ElKevbo (talk) 15:08, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Apology
My apology. I do vandalism patrol and as the vandalism was extremely high, I did not reply to your first edit and forgot about it later. I did a quick search and for some reason (probably a spelling error) did not get any hits on the motto. After your second edit, I searched again and did find references, so I did not undo it again. ElKevbo didn't appear to look and it is common for one to undo an edit and ask for a source (there seems to be conflicting policy on this). Unfortunately, it is often the only way to get a source from an editor. It is strongly recommended to add a source with your edit as anti-vandalism software will allow others to see edits almost immediately and does not easily allow for later review. So the options are pretty much to undo it immediately or hope that someone else checks it later.

Your change to the motto probably should be sourced since there are many pages where the old motto is to be found. I would suggest that you add something like (leave out the "nowiki"). Replace the link with one to a good page sourcing the new motto, preferably one stating the change from the old as there are pages with different mottos. My usual spiel is


 * As Wikipedia can be (and is) edited by anyone, a policy of verifiablity has been implemented. Any significant content must be cited with reliable second sources. This means that information must be published, and presumably vetted, by reliable sources. What you should do is to locate a source that supports the edit you wish to make. Then add a citation to that.

Also, I would strongly recommend leaving an wp:edit summary explaining your edit and the reasoning behind it. This helps find edits in the wp:page history, reduces the need for others to look at your edit to see what it was, and helps reassure others that the edit is not vandalism.

Again, my apology for all the trouble. If you do get a warning, an message to the sender usually helps. Often, the messages do indicate what should be done (source) and links for further information. This is your talk page, so feel free to remove most anything you wish. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. Welcome and happy editing! Jim1138 (talk) 17:37, 7 June 2013 (UTC)