User talk:Discipline81
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Wikipedia and copyright
[edit ]Control copyright icon Hello Discipline81! While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:
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Copyright issues
[edit ]Please do not add images to articles without copyright permission. Permission can only be given by the copyright holder or authorized representative, which you are not. ... discospinster talk 20:22, 13 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]
April 2026
[edit ]Information icon Hello, I'm Pipe058. I noticed that you recently removed content from Burt Jones 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. Thanks. pipe058 Talk * Contribs 17:32, 8 April 2026 (UTC) [reply ]
CS1 error on Marco Rubio
[edit ]Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Marco Rubio, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
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May 2026
[edit ]Warning icon Please stop. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, you may be blocked from editing. Acroterion (talk) 14:45, 9 May 2026 (UTC) [reply ]
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Disambiguation link notification for May 9
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June 2026
[edit ]Information icon Hello, I'm StefenTower. I noticed that you recently removed content from Democratic Party (United States) 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. Thanks. the Stefen Tower 01:26, 9 June 2026 (UTC) [reply ]
