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Date and spelling conventions

Just to explain why I revert your edit on Musgrave Telegraph Station. Always check the top of the article to see if there are instructions in relation to date formats and spelling, e.g. Use dmy dates and Use Australian English are at the top of Musgrave Telegraph Station. Generally the rule of thumb is that if an article has a "strong connection" to a particular country, then the date format and spelling conventions of that country are followed (even if the tags are not present). For articles which are inherently not linked to any one country, follow the convention that appears to be in use in the article already. Kerry (talk) 08:42, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Understood,thanks. Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 13:12, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Illuminated Inquirer! Your additions to Palm Beach County, Florida 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 Wikipedia: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, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Donald Albury 22:42, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying. Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 07:49, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February 2023

Hello, I'm PigeonChickenFish. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Bourbon County High School, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 08:43, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for the correction. However, I believe I cited the school's website as my source. Is that not allowed? Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 09:03, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Illuminated Inquirer:, the school's website is considered a primary source or a self published source, you can read more about sources at WP:RS. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 07:51, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will, thanks. Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 07:55, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Illuminated Inquirer! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Celia Homeford (talk) 16:07, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 19:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mirrors

Thanks for contributing to the article Dinesh Fernando. However, one of Wikipedia's core policies is that material must be verifiable and attributed to reliable sources. You have recently used citations which copied, or mirrored, material from Wikipedia. This leads to a circular reference and is not acceptable. Most mirrors are clearly labeled as such, but some are in violation of our license and do not provide the correct attribution. Please help by adding alternate sources to the article you edited! If you need any help or clarification, you can look at Help:Contents/Editing Wikipedia or ask at Wikipedia:New contributors' help page, or just ask me. Thank you. Sam Kuru (talk) 12:31, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll do that. Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 14:29, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A lengthy welcome

Hi Illuminated Inquirer. Welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily in collaboration.

Working on biographical information about living persons is far more difficult. Wikipedia's Biographies of living persons policy requires strict adherence to multiple content policies, and applies to all information about living persons including talk pages.

If you have a relationship with the topics you want to edit, then you will need to review Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, which may require you to disclose your relationship and restrict your editing depending upon how you are affiliated with the subject matter. Regardless, editing in a manner that promotes an entity or viewpoint over others can appear to be detrimental to the purpose of Wikipedia and the neutrality required in articles.

Some topic areas within Wikipedia have special editing restrictions that apply to all editors. It's best to avoid these topics until you are extremely familiar with all relevant policies and guidelines.

If you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. WP:RSP and WP:RSN are helpful in determining if a source is reliable.

If you find yourself in a disagreement with another editor, it's best to discuss the matter on the relevant talk page.

I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Hipal (talk) 20:37, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 20:39, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Appeal

{{unblock|reason=Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 105.112.24.14. Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 16:11, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IP Block Appeal

{{unblock|reason=Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 105.112.18.181.}} Illuminated Inquirer (talk) 07:51, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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