User talk:Eragonfan125

Edits to AMC
Hey, welcome to Wikipedia! I saw your edits that you made to the article American Mathematics Competitions and I wanted to let you know that if you see a problem with the article, by all means fix it! Make sure you say why in the edit summary though, and sometimes, it may be necessary for you to cite a reliable source. It is not helpful, however, to add in to the article, "this is not true" or something of the like. Thanks for your contributions, I hope you decide to stay! Michaelzeng7 (talk) 02:23, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Isaiah Boyd


A tag has been placed on Isaiah Boyd, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. (See section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Wikipedia has standards for the minimum necessary information to be included in short articles; you can see these at Wikipedia:Stub. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. John F. Lewis (talk) 22:44, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Rosetta Stone
Both 'artefact' and 'artifact' are correct - artefact is the way it is spelled in British English, and generally Americans spell in artifact. See WP:ENGVAR. Changing to American spelling in this article isn't appropriate. Dougweller (talk) 21:32, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

January 2014
Hello, I'm Excirial. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to List of countries by natural gas proven reserves, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Excirial ( Contact me, Contribs ) 20:34, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

May 2014
Hello Eragonfan125, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to American Mathematics Competitions has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues 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. Mz7 (talk) 03:23, 21 May 2014 (UTC)