User talk:Brassmonger

August 2018
Please give edit summaries in English. Most editors of the English language edition of Wikipedia do not understand Bulgarian. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:14, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

August 2018
Please, stop spam in my talk page from other users. °′M″≈

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Ivan Benchev (September 3)
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Dan arndt (talk) 06:56, 3 September 2018 (UTC) Ok Dan arndt ( Brassmonger Wal 07:02, 3 September 2018 (UTC))

Ways to improve Yordan Tabov
Hi, I'm Crystallizedcarbon. Brassmonger, thanks for creating Yordan Tabov!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add references with in-depth coverage about the subject from independent reliable sources to the article to meet our verifiability and notablility requirements.

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Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 07:45, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Can you give me an example of references with in-depth coverage about the subject from independent reliable sources using only external links.? (07:57 User:Brassmonger, 3 September 2018 (UTC))

Hi Brassmonger, I have removed Tabov from the list of historians because he is not a professional historian and has any special historical education. The fact he wrote some amateur books about Bulgarian history that were rejected by Bulgarian historical society as pseudo-scientific works, makes him not a historian. Regards. Jingiby (talk) 10:49, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

For the Bulgarian historians and the autochthonous theory[редактиране на кода]
To I understand that the theories of these historians have not been accepted today and are unproven, but some of the information you add in sections of the articles is not relevant to Bulgarian readers here and abroad. > If you really want to prove this, do it in your own words without "changing or deleteions" the original content of the articles translation and confirm it with sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brassmonger (talk • contribs) 12:11, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
 * The are simply not historians, with exception of Tsenov. Jingiby (talk) 17:57, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Ways to improve Ezerovo, Plovdiv Province
Hi, I'm SkyGazer 512. Brassmonger, thanks for creating Ezerovo, Plovdiv Province!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Could you support all of the material within the article with a reliable source? Currently most of the article is unsourced, so the information can't be verified.

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SkyGazer 512 Oh no, what did I do this time? 13:47, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

September 2018
Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and Identifying reliable sources and take this opportunity to add reliable references to the article. Thank you. Jingiby (talk) 08:48, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

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Help me!
Please help me with submission of Draft:Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov.

Brassmonger .Wal 20:28, 10 September 2018 (UTC) Brassmonger
 * Hi! So, specifically, how are you looking for help with the draft? Striker force Talk 20:31, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

I wish someone to approve the draft as soon as possible and in order that thing to happen the draft needs to be reviewed. If you do not have this opportunity, check out our draft and indicate any serious issues, I have to solve to be successful. Brassmonger .Wal 20:45, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov (September 11)
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Striker force Talk 19:20, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov (September 11)
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Striker force Talk 21:02, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov (September 12)
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Striker force Talk 17:48, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov, does not have enough sources and citations and contains unverified information. I have moved it to draftspace to await AfC review. &mdash; Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 22:06, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

September 2018
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Bkissin (talk) 20:38, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

It,s not taken from wikia because i have created the same article there earlier. Brassmonger .Wal 12:28, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

September 2018
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Catholic Church sex abuse cases by country, you may be blocked from editing. &mdash; Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 18:02, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
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 * Brassmonger, almost all your contributions have been undone by other editors because they are not constructive. You have clearly not read the rules or are perhaps not interested in the rules. I suggest you don't do complicated process based edits such as pagemoves, PROD's, tagging, dealing with categories, or trying to help other editors until you have fully read and comprehended at least the basics of Wikipedia policy. Otherwise you may be restricted from editing on Wikipedia. Take this seriously. &mdash; Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 18:11, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Natureium (talk) 18:28, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

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Clarityfiend (talk) 09:05, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

I created that page Osbaldwick steam train station it’s not real
I check 6 months later Homer Simpsons666 (talk) 18:36, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

October 2019
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