User talk:Terbofast

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Certes (talk) 20:36, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

January 2024
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. In your recent edit to Norrie disease, you added links to an article which did not add content or meaning, or repeated the same link several times throughout the article. Please see Wikipedia's guideline on links to avoid overlinking. Thank you. Graham87 (talk) 10:47, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Philipnelson99. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Algerian Football Federation—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Philipnelson99 (talk) 21:48, 26 January 2024 (UTC)


 * it's well-known in Algeria and other countries (even English speaking ones) that the name of the federation is shortened as FAF, written on the logo itself, are there even any sources supporting AFF? Isn't Wikipedia supposed to use the common acronym even if it originated from French (similar to FIFA itself Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Terbofast (talk) 22:05, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

February 2024
Hello. I have noticed that you edit without using an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This helps your fellow editors use their time more productively, rather than spending it unnecessarily scrutinizing and verifying your work. Even a short summary is better than no summary, and summaries are particularly important for large, complex, or potentially controversial edits. To help yourself remember, you may wish to check the "prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" box in your preferences. Thanks! Liz Read! Talk! 05:13, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Terbofast! Your additions to Medfouna 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. It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Our policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 01:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hello, Terbofast. Thank you for your work on Medfouna. SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

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National varieties of English
Hello. In a recent edit to the page Animal, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the first author of the article used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Donald Albury 15:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)


 * But doesn't having the banner on the talk page implies a consensus has been made before and it ended up by agreement on British spelling according to Wikipedia policies, I thpught that's how things work, so why did you revert my edit? Terbofast (talk) 18:00, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I notice that the "Use British English" notice is dated April 2017. It would appear that editors have been ignoring that notice. I do not see any discussion on the talk page about which variety of English to use in 2017 or the last part of 2016, so I do not see any consensus established there. Unfortunately, I am dealing with a major crisis in my real life, so I do not have time to thoroughly examine the history of this article. Donald Albury 01:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)