User talk:Joshybford

Welcome!
Hello, Joshybford, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your recent edits to the page Locomotive Services Limited did not conform to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and may have been removed. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations verified in reliable, reputable print or online sources or in other reliable media. Always provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles.

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December 2022
Hello, I'm Mattdaviesfsic. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, British Rail Class 37, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 06:36, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Harry Needle Railroad Company, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. 10mmsocket (talk) 08:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at List of rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway, you may be blocked from editing. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 11:30, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Please stop attacking other editors. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:15, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you make personal attacks on other people, as you did at User talk:Mattdaviesfsic. Comment on content, not on fellow editors. ''Edits like this are unacceptable. With your other bad behaviour and suspected sockpuppetry you're on the way to a block if you don't sort things out soon.'' 10mmsocket (talk) 08:17, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at List of rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 09:12, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Joshybford! Your additions to List of rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway 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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Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:FC80:6B01:0:0:0:0/64
Hi, could you take a moment to describe your connection to Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:FC80:6B01:0:0:0:0/64? Is the timing a coincidence or are you related to the person who made these contributions? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:04, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

January 2023
Hello, I'm EmilySarah99. I noticed that you recently removed content from West Coast Railways 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 your 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. EmilySarah99 (talk) 08:20, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Blocked as a sockpuppet
 You have been blocked from editing for a period of 3 months for abusing multiple accounts&#32;as a sockpuppet of &#32;per the evidence presented at Sockpuppet investigations/Jake.B7802. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. The SandDoctor Talk 21:54, 6 January 2023 (UTC)