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August 2020

Hello, I'm Cryptic Canadian. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Talk:Joan L. Mitchell have been undone because they 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. Thanks. —{Cryptic Canadian} 01:21, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2020

Hello, I'm Agent00x. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Soviet Union in the Korean War—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 Help desk. Thanks. Agent00x (talk) 17:49, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

March 2021

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Using talk pages as a forum

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Talk in article

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Pete Conrad. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. - wolf 07:09, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Inappropriate use of article talk pages

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to use talk pages for inappropriate discussion, you may be blocked from editing. - wolf 07:46, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

talk pages are where people are supposed to bring up items not in main article , why are you censoring - did not make changes to main article and I am not OFF topic when I post — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 21:55, 07 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This notice is 3 months old, but anyway, read: Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. They will spell out for you just what you can and cannot use talk pages for. If you continue to disrupt pages on Wikipedia, regardless if they are article, article talk, or others, you will likely find your access blocked. That will apply to any account, registered or IP access. Just because Wikipedia is branded as the "encyclopaedia that anyone can edit", it doesn't mean that people can add or change anything they like. You still need to abide by the policies & guidelines of the project, and to that, you need to know and understand them. - wolf 02:04, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added note

⚠️Since last August, you've made 34 edits to 34 different article talk pages. All but perhaps a half dozen or so remain as the large majority of them have been removed by other editors. This means that multiple editors took issue with your comments and deleted them. Article talk pages are for discussion about the article's content, not your personal opinion of the article's subject. Posting questions that are basically snide remarks and obnoxious insults do not belong. These pages are not forums or message boards. You have not returned to a single page you posted on, not one, to follow up on your questions, meaning you clearly have no intention of engaging in a collaborative discussion. These edits are so far your only edits, you have not contributed to a single article, or engaged in any of the project discussion areas, such as; the tea house, the help desk or the village pump. If you continue in this manner, you will very likely be blocked from editing. Carefully read through the 'welcome' message above, as well as all the notices here, (and all the links), to learn about Wikipedia's policies & guidelines, the "five pillars" of contributing, and the general expectations of user's who wish to edit here, to learn how to contribute in more productive manner. If you have questions, post them at the tea house or help desk. - wolf 08:03, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Response to "Welcome" message

why, i dont want to be associated with wikipedia, articles are worse reading than the old EB. i just comment in talk sections , and revision to main body are never acknowledged — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 17:17, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just like your edits in edits general, there is so much wrong with your comment here. If you "don't want to be associated with Wikipedia", then stop associating yourself with Wikipedia. The reason to create an account is that it is all upside and no downside. IOW, there are several benefits to having an account. But again, you need to understand what Wikipedia is, and and what it is WP:NOT, and edit accordingly (as I've already outlined above, in the comment "Added note".) - wolf 19:54, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May 2021

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to John Marshall Harlan, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:09, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Fixing the Steven Koonin article

Re the Steven Koonin article that you critiqued as one-sided: I read a syndicated column by Marc Thiessen touting Koonin's new book Unsettled and thought it needed a response. When I read the Wikipedia article to see if it offered help, it seemed one-sided to me (as you had noted), and a little research dug up the other side. I made the necessary edit to include a couple of criticisms in a new section.

That is how Wikipedia works for me: Something catches my attention and I do what I can to fix it. As another instance, my initial entry, if I recall correctly, was scrubbing vandalism from the Charlie Parker article.

On the other hand, carping does little; I have found this to be true in cooperative enterprises, whether public or private. I think you can do better. Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 15:10, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Drill it. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Talk:Pierre-Simon Laplace have been undone because they 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. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drill it (talk • contribs) 17:19, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"i have no clue..."

i have no clue how to use what you typed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 17:41, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you need assistance, contact the Help Desk. Meanwhile, always post new comments at the bottom of a thread, and new threads at the bottom of the page, and don't forget to sign your posts. - wolf 23:42, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

how contact? your comment is useless — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 09:52, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just because you're having difficulty understanding how to use the site, does not make the last comment "useless". The comment was helpful, however your attitude could use some improvement. Notice how some words are blue? They are links to other pages. For example, if you click on the word "Help Desk", which is in blue in the above comment, it would take you to another page where new users, like yourself, who are struggling with inner-workings of this project, can seek help. That is "how [to] contact. But I have to say, if you're having problems with even the simplest of actions, such as using links to find pages, then I would suggest that perhaps Wikipedia is too complex for you, and maybe you should consider another website to contribute to. (Do you speak another language?) I also see that you have received numerous notices and warnings about your editing, so if you insist on continuing with your edits, perhaps you should seek out a mentor from Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user to help guide you. In closing, I will again ask that you (WP:INDENT and) WP:SIGN your posts. - wolf 15:16, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

what is there phone number? yeah I thought so — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.56.224.34 (talk) 21:57, 07 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You "thought"... what? Wikipedia's Help Desk doesn't have a phone number. If you need assistance, you go to the Help Desk page and post your question. You use the page just like any other Wikipedia page, by editing it. Though you don't always use the various pages here properly, you've shown that you at least know how to select and edit pages. You've left comments on talk pages, so you should have no problem posting questions at the Help Desk. If your disruption continues, you cannot use the excuse "I didn't know". - wolf 02:04, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May 2021

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently added commentary to an article, Elizabeth Bentley. While Wikipedia welcomes editors' opinions on an article and how it could be changed, these comments are more appropriate for the article's accompanying talk page. If you post your comments there, other editors working on the same article will notice and respond to them, and your comments will not disrupt the flow of the article. However, keep in mind that even on the talk page of an article, you should limit your discussion to improving the article. Article talk pages are not the place to discuss opinions of the subject of articles, nor are such pages a forum. Thank you. Uranium Site (talk) 09:55, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! 71.56.224.34, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. The Teahouse is an awesome place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us!

Along with the Help Desk, the Teahouse is a resource for new users. You should check it out. - wolf 02:07, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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