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July 2010
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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:TheskylineofDortmund.JPG
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File copyright problem with File:TheskylineofDortmund.JPG
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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Hamburg Skyline.JPG
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 * Hi I noticed a similar issue with File:Rotterdam Skyline.JPG. Looking at the specification of that file I see two potential problems.
 * First of all, as the automated messages above imply you have not filled out all the information about who holds copyright in the Wikipedia format. This seems a bit of a bureaucracy and going against the encyclopedia that everyone can edit, but in the case of images this is essential. The problem is that most images that are around are made by someone, and according to many laws may fall under copyright protection i.e. we have to pay the owner of the copyright bigtime to use it, or face legal problems. Wikipedia want to avoid legal problems at all times and therefore is extremely strict with copyright.
 * Secondly you claim you made the images yourself. But according to copyright law this is only the case if you actually made the photographs you combined into these images yourself. Combining existing photographs does not exempt the collage from copyright protection of the originals.
 * Can you please carefully reconsider these images. Thanks Arnoutf (talk) 17:37, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Munich_Skyline.JPG
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File copyright problem with File:Vienna_Skyline.JPG
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File copyright problem with File:Rotterdam_Skyline.JPG
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File copyright problem with File:Subway station dortmund.PNG
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Speedy deletion nomination of U-Bahn Dortmund
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License tagging for File:Westfalenpark dortmund-city.PNG
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License tagging for File:Dortmund-subway.PNG
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License tagging for File:Dortmund skyline atnight.PNG
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September 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. JamesBWatson (talk) 18:48, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Please stop replacing referenced information with your own unreferenced figures. The user above has already asked you not to do this. If you continue to do this it may be considered disruptive editing. If you disagree with the figures, find a reliable source which lists the figures which you want to add. Valenciano (talk) 17:17, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Can I ask you yet again, to please stop adding unreferenced and inaccurate info to Wikipedia? An example is your edit here:German and Ladin aren't official languages in Italy as shown in the Ethnologue report. I'm also disappointed that you continue to add incorrect population figures for the number of Latvians in Latvia, even ignoring the reference in there which is the latest census figures from the Latvian Central Statistics Bureau. Before making any further edits like that, I'd advise you to read WP:VERIFY especially Verifiability. Valenciano (talk) 18:35, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:RTL2 Germany.JPG
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May 2011
Your recent edit to the page Turks in Germany appears to have added incorrect information and has been reverted or removed. All information in this encyclopedia must be verifiable in a reliable, published source. If you believe the information that you added was correct, please cite the references or sources or before making the changes, discuss them on the article's talk page. Please use the sandbox for any tests that you wish to make. Do take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you. Kafka Liz (talk) 23:09, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I edit Wikipedia too, under the username RA0808. I noticed that one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to United States – European Union relations with this edit, appeared to be unconstructive, and I’ve reverted it. In the future, please use the sandbox for testing and be sure to provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Please feel free to ask me questions about editing Wikipedia (or anything else) on my talk page. RA talkcontribs 20:52, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at United States – European Union relations. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.- J.Logan`t : 20:51, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Turks in Germany. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Turco  85 ( Talk ) 22:38, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at United States – European Union relations, you may be blocked from editing. - J.Logan`t : 17:14, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

License tagging for File:Europeanunion unitedstates relation.png
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German language
I undid your changes to the article. You can change the number of native speakers only if you provide (newer) sources - the ones that are cited now don't support your edit! --Six words (talk) 07:47, 2 October 2011 (UTC)


 * When changing articles, please make sure the sources you cite are reliable. http://www.weltsprachen.net/ seems to be a personal website, so it isn't an acceptable source. If you're unsure whether a source is or isn't reliable, you can ask for opinions on the article discussion page. Also make sure to include the source you're using in the article (see WP:CITE) - simply changing the number makes it look like you're trying to fasify sources! --Six words (talk) 12:48, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

And don't falsify data as you have at List of languages by number of native speakers. Certainly don't edit war over it. — kwami (talk) 19:16, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Stop edit warring at List of languages by number of native speakers. When you're reverted for disrupting the article, perhaps you might want to actually read the article so you know what you're doing? The main columns all come from a single source. If you wish to add additional figures, they go in the column for additional figures. — kwami (talk) 23:14, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Warning
Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. You can not do so many changes without discussion with other users. Your worked automatically has been reverted. Talk discussion first, then the consensus, later mass changes. Subtropical-man (talk) 18:22, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to the article European Union. Such edits constitute vandalism and are reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  18:33, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at European Union. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by U5K0 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 12 October 2011‎

If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Subtropical-man (talk) 20:17, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Turks in Germany
Hi Teddycom, I just wanted to message you to explain to you why your edits are being reverted. Although there are currently 1.6 million Turkish citizens in Germany, many sources, including the German Embassy, state that those whose origins are Turkish is about 3.5 to 4 million.  Turco  85 ( Talk ) 13:23, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Dortmund
You gave a link as a reference for the population statistic which doesn't work for me. I'll wait a bit. Can you format it please, "bare urls" are not the best way, [url title], --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:36, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Please let's discuss here or on the article's talk the source and the way to implement it in the article. I restore the article until then, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:44, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You reinstalled the reference, I still can't access it. Please provide the correct link and don't leave it as a "bare url". I'll wait a bit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

January 2012
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for Edit warring while abusing multiple accounts. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  17:49, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Request for Comment on the Berlin page
Hi - since you edited the Berlin page within the last couple months, I'm writing to ask if you'd like to weigh in on a current content dispute that has resulted in a request for comment. The issue, simply, is whether the Berlin article should include an image of the "Buddy Bears" or not. Thanks for your time, Sindinero (talk) 16:29, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Asian Australian page
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. SumomousefoxSumomousefox (talk) 16:05, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

8 October 2012
You have misrepresented the size of the Asian Australian population in 2011 as being 6%, 7%, and 6-8% at different times, directly contradicting the current sources which show it is 12%. The source you posted to the contrary was from 1995, but you represented it as being from the 2011 census.

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. SumomousefoxSumomousefox (talk) 01:00, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for persistent disruptive editing, including edit warring, editing to push a point of view, changing content so that it does not reflect cited sources, removing sources without apparent reason, and adding spurious sources (e.g. a source dated 1995 to support your claims about an event which took place in 2011). Your own conviction that you are "right" does not over-ride what sources say, even if you are convinced those sources are wrong. I also see that you feel free to insert different figures for the same supposed statistic on different occasions, without any evident reason.. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:23, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

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