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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:08, 1 May 2020 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:08, 1 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

May 2020

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  Hello. Some of your recent genre changes, such as the one you made to Songs for the Living, have conflicted with our neutral point of view and/or verifiability policies. While we invite all users to contribute constructively to Wikipedia, we urge all editors to provide reliable sources for edits made. When others disagree, we recommend you seek consensus for certain edits by discussing the matter on the article's talk page. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 05:10, 26 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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  Please refrain from adding, removing or changing genres, as you did to Songs for the Living, without providing a source or establishing a consensus on the article's talk page first. Genre changes to suit your own point of view are considered disruptive. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 05:11, 26 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

August 2020

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  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to change genres without discussion or sources, as you did at Mercyful Fate, you may be blocked from editing. Robvanvee 10:46, 1 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

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April 2022

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  Hello, I'm Mako001. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Granite Bay, California, 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. Mako001 (C)  (T)  🇺🇦 13:31, 9 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Hello. Some of your recent genre changes, such as the one you made to P.O.D., have conflicted with our neutral point of view and/or verifiability policies. While we invite all users to contribute constructively to Wikipedia, we urge all editors to provide reliable sources for edits made. When others disagree, we recommend you seek consensus for certain edits by discussing the matter on the article's talk page. Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:44, 26 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Too Bad You're Beautiful. 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. >>> Ingenuity.talk(); 15:30, 29 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

June 2022

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  Hello, I'm Mori Calliope fan. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Venom Prison, 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. Mori Calliope fan talk 07:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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July 2022

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  Hello, I'm Hey man im josh. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Cannibal Corpse—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. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:28, 5 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Hello, I'm Yoshi24517. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Revenge porn—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. Yoshi24517 Chat Online 02:27, 10 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Skinless. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Yoshi24517 Chat Online 02:31, 10 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia. FMSky (talk) 18:57, 13 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

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August 2022

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  Hello, I'm Ferien. I noticed that you recently removed content from The Blood Brothers (band) 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 the 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. --Ferien (talk) 21:41, 4 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Terry A. Davis, you may be blocked from editing. Heyallkatehere (talk) 22:01, 8 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. PRAXIDICAE🌈 22:12, 8 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours to prevent further vandalism. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Alexf(talk) 00:40, 13 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
 
Anonymous users from this IP address have been blocked temporarily from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Ad Orientem (talk) 21:30, 18 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
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December 2022

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  Hello, I'm Mz7. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Walnut, California—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. Mz7 (talk) 02:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Fleshgod Apocalypse. 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.

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December 12, 2022

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  Hello, I'm Redtree21. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Jennifer Pan 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 or the Help desk. Thanks. Redtree21 (talk) 01:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

  Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that in this edit to The Dawn of the Black Hearts, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 02:14, 18 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

January 2023

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  Hello, I'm Always forever. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Dead (musician) 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 or the Help desk. Thanks. always forever (talk) 08:12, 10 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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