User talk:Mjones3927

Copying within Wikipedia requires proper attribution
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Talbert W. Swan, II (May 26)
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Your username
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Talbert W. Swan, II (June 2)
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Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


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Your submission at Articles for creation: Talbert W. Swan, II (July 3)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DrStrauss was:

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Dr Strauss  talk  09:07, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Church Of God In Christ Jurisdictional Bishop


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created, Template:Church Of God In Christ Jurisdictional Bishop, was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Talbert W. Swan, II has been accepted
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File permission problem with File:Bishop Charles Edward Blake.png
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Proper way to insert images in infoboxes
Hello @Mjones3927. I am @Archer1234. I noticed to Charles Edward Blake Sr. where you added an image to the infobox. I want to let you know that the way you added the image was not done according to Wikipedia's Manual of Style (see WP:INFOBOXIMAGE).


 * When adding an image to an infobox, thumbnails should NOT be used. Simply supplying the file name will work. For example, to use File:Image PlaceHolder.png, you can simply use Image PlaceHolder.png. Captions should be specified with the caption parameter. Every infobox is different and the documentation for the infobox in question should be consulted for the proper parameters to match the image and caption.

Do not use the full image syntax:
 * To fix:
 * SomeImage.jpg

Instead, just supply the name of the image. So, in this case you can simply do:
 * SomeImage.jpg

and optionally:
 * Some image caption.

Hopefully you will find this information useful for your future editing. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask. &mdash; Archer1234 (talk) 18:22, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Explanation needed for revert at Talbert W. Swan II
Hello @Mjones3927. I am @Archer1234. I was notified that I made to Talbert W. Swan II, but you did not provide a valid explanation for the reversion. Would you please reply with an explanation for the reversion? Thank you. &mdash; Archer1234 (talk) 19:17, 5 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes, that was a mistake. I was removing vandalism to the page and reverted your edits. I subsequently put your edits back in place regarding children and using "education" instead of "alma mater" Mjones3927 (talk) 19:21, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

License tagging for File:Bishopswancathedra.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Bishopswancathedra.jpg
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File:Seal of the Presiding Bishop.jpg listed for discussion
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File:Nova Scotia Bishop Coat of Arms.png listed for discussion
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January 2023
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Talbert W. Swan II. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. 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.

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 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.


 * Good Day! FYI, I did seek to resolve the dispute via both the user's talk page and the subject talk page. I also previously requested temporary page protection because of the amount of vandalism done to this page.
 * Thank you Mjones3927 (talk) 21:59, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Isabelle, I noticed your message to CobaltWriter and noted that the user did not receive the warning that he could be blocked from editing. I also noted that you expressed your "understanding" of the user's frustration and impulse to revert changes. It seems your messages to the two of us had very different tones. Mjones3927 (talk) 22:04, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Mjones3927. I simply left the "softer" version of the warning on their userpage due to them being newer to Wikipedia. In the future, if you ever find yourself in a similar situation, first warn the other editor they are edit warring after their third revert. If they revert again, stop reverting and report them to WP:ANEW, where and administrator will intervene before it escalates further. Isabelle Belato 🏳‍🌈 22:30, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you Isabelle. Mjones3927 (talk) 22:51, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
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 * I do not have a conflict of interest with the subject.
 * thank you for your concern. Mjones3927 (talk) 05:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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