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November 2022
Hello, I'm Spf121188. I noticed that you recently removed content from Manchester Metropolitan University without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. I recognize that you left an edit summary, but you didn't explain why you removed sourced information. SPF121188  (talk this way) (my edits) 14:28, 9 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi @Spf121188 thanks for your message. I removed the sentence as I believe it didn't really match with the content and sounded a bit irrelevant to the overall profile. I will ensure to add more details if editing again. Thanks. 149.170.83.101 (talk) 16:21, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries at all, thank you for responding! If you have any additional questions in the future, please don't hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks again! SPF121188  (talk this way) (my edits) 17:15, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem at all @Spf121188! I was wondering if you could remove the image of the Didsbury campus? That no longer exists and it's all new residential houses in that area so it's quite incorrect to keep the image there! Thanks User016124 (talk) 14:46, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @Spf121188 I hope you're well! Wonder whether you could remove the image of the Didsbury Campus as requested above please? Many thanks :) File:Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (3).JPG User016124 (talk) 14:19, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Adakiko. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Manchester Metropolitan University, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Adakiko (talk) 11:55, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Please see help:referencing for beginners on how to add wp:inline citations. Thank you Adakiko (talk) 11:57, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi @Adakiko thanks for getting in touch. Can you please tell me exactly what needs referencing that made you revert the whole article back? I live in Manchester and know that many of those facts aren't right reason why I decided to step in edit. Can you please tell me what needs referencing? The piece about 'campuses' is incorrect, Manchester Met only has one campus with many buildings, reason why I rewrote that and the reference can be found in footnote 11 from an archived web page or most recently here https://www.mmu.ac.uk/estates-facilities/estates-development/. If you could please let me know how to sort this, it'd be great. I have spent quite some time working on the edits so feels a bit of a shame that they haven't been approved. Thanks. User016124 (talk) 13:33, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Most of what you added is not sourced. See wp:verifiability for policy. The article had 55 citations before and 15 after your edits. If the content is significant, it should have a citation. Citations are what make Wikipedia credible. Your edits are saved in the wp:page history and can be easily retrieved, but anything of significance should have an wp:inline citation. See help:referencing for beginners. Please add citations to your edits before clicking "Publish changes" - when you click it's public and should have citations at that time. You can use wp:Show preview and wp:Show changes to see what effect your edits have and to test citations and links. If you make a change and can not repair it, please click "Cancel". If you have a question, please ask at the wp:Teahouse. I hope this helps! Cheers Adakiko (talk) 13:43, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear @Adakiko thanks for your message and for letting me know my changes are still retrievable. The thing is, many facts that are on the current profile eg Manchester Met being part of the University Alliance aren't true, the university isn't part of the alliance for example, I researched this and therefore removed it. How am I supposed to add a reference for that? The reference to the old figure will then be inevitably lost because the fact stated is not true. I will go back into the profile and try add as many citations as possible. Thanks User016124 (talk) 13:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Per wp:V, you need to cite sources for your edits. See WP:BURDEN. "Any material lacking an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material may be removed and should not be restored without an inline citation to a reliable source." These sections are completely unsourced: History, Governance, Finances, Rankings (narrative) (no source for LGBT - reuse citations here), Research, Students' Union (even though The Union MMU has citations). You can use wp:NAMEDREF to reuse citations. Please minimize wp:PRIMARY sources, e.g. MMU.ak.uk. Please avoid wp:BAREURLs. Ref [5] is simply https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-from See help:referencing for beginners. I, nor others, want to go through your edits and flag all the unsourced content with citation needed and unsourced section. We are not paid and have other things we prefer to do. Unfortunately, it is simpler, and less frustrating, to undo everything added. Please keep all this in mind. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 22:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Take a look at the essay wp:Credibility on issues with citations. Adakiko (talk) 22:06, 30 November 2022 (UTC)