User talk:EricLewan

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Kyiv vs Kiev
Please see the discussions at Talk:Kiev/naming. --Neil N  talk to me 02:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

August 2015
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Kiev Metro. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed. Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive, until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively could result in loss of editing privileges. ''On Wikipedia, we use commonly identifiable names, such as Kiev, rather than Kyiv. I would strongly urge you to stop edit warring to remove change the name.'' ceradon ( talk •  edits ) 02:29, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
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ANI-notice
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Thomas.W talk 16:15, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

August 2015
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No more photo galleries
Here is the relevant Wikipedia-wide consensus to remove photo galleries from the infoboxes of articles on ethnicities and nationalities:   --Taivo (talk) 00:16, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes. EricLewan, reverts without talk page discussion or even an edit summary are disruptive. Kindly explain what you're doing. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:35, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Page moves
If you want to make a page move that other people disagree with, you should use the process at WP:RM.-- Toddy1 (talk) 16:48, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

February 2017
Please do not move a page to a title that is harder to follow, or move it unilaterally against naming conventions or consensus, as you did to Olga Romanovskaya. This includes making page moves while a discussion remains under way. We have some guidelines to help with deciding what title is best for a subject. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. ''You seem to have a point of view on issues related to Ukraine. It would be more helpful if you discuss with other editors and establish consensus rather than continue to be bold.'' Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 20:17, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Volodymyr Ostapchuk for deletion
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March 2017
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April 2017
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Speedy deletion nomination of Tayanna


A tag has been placed on Tayanna requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Replaceable fair use File:Tayanna 2017.jpg
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Tayanna (December 17)
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 * Other Wikipedias have articles on Tetiana Reshetniak:
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 * ru:Решетняк, Татьяна_Михайловна (listed on their equivalent of articles for deletion)
 * uk:Tayanna
 * Some of the references in these are to reliable sources such as Obozrevatel.com and should be useful.-- Toddy1 (talk) 09:25, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tayanna (January 18)
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Artwinery moved to draftspace
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 * Thanks, I've added references to the article. --EricLewan (talk) 17:25, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi. The second and third paragraphs of the History section are still unreferenced. Regards --John B123 (talk) 17:29, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Artwinery (September 13)
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Your draft article, Draft:Artwinery


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General (Ukraine) moved to draftspace
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Anatoly Shariy
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Nomination of Roxolana (singer) for deletion
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Your draft article, Draft:General (Ukraine)


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 20:33, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

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