User talk:RichLovetoVisit

June 2022
Hello, I'm PhantomTech. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to Llandaff North because they seemed inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. P HANTOM T ECH (talk) 07:31, 20 June 2022 (UTC)


 * No problem,
 * I'm new to this and still learning - I shall re-read the guidance.
 * Kind regards
 * Rich RichLovetoVisit (talk) 14:56, 21 June 2022 (UTC)


 * In my view may have been too quick off the draw. I interpreted your paragraph on the Steiner School in Llandaff North as intended to improve Wikipedia, rather then to introduce a promotional link, although you should have formatted the external link as a reference, see Help:Referencing for beginners. I have added a paragraph on the school. Regards, Verbcatcher (talk) 21:09, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * @Verbcatcher The revert reason was inappropriate external links, not promotional links. The goal of the edit did appear to be to improve the article, not promote the school, but it was done with an external link to the school's website within the article's body. Per External links, external links usually should not be in the article's body. The way you restored the edit fixes any issues related to the external links guideline.
 * @RichLovetoVisit I hope this hasn't discouraged you from editing, Wikipedia has many policies and guidelines, few if any people know them all. Mistakes are allowed and inevitable. P HANTOM T ECH (talk) 21:28, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Hello RichLovetoVisit! Your additions to Glamorganshire Canal local nature reserve 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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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. You appear to have copied your contribution verbatim from https://forestfarm.org.uk/biodiversity/. Thank you. Verbcatcher (talk) 21:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)