User talk:Pocketrocker

December 2021
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Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Calafia. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use your sandbox. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 20:11, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

According to sources, the name Califia has moorish/Islamic origins. Even though the Califia character has no religious allegiances, she has often been referred to as moorish by scholars and writers throughout the years. Presenting this possibility is considered “vandalism?” Pocketrocker (talk) 03:30, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

A lengthy welcome
Hi Pocketrocker. Welcome to Wikipedia. I've added a welcome message to the top of this page that gives a great deal of information about Wikipedia. I hope you find it useful.

Additionally, I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily in collaboration.

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I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Hipal (talk) 19:03, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

January 2022
Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Tariq Nasheed. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Doug Weller talk 19:32, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

What information did I add that was incorrect or unsourced? There was an unsourced Afrocentric reference that I removed. Did you give the user who posted that unsourced information the same warning? Pocketrocker (talk) 22:38, 8 January 2022 (UTC)