72.241.200.43
June 2023
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Hello, I'm Fragrant Peony. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Michael O'Farrell (biker), 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. Fragrant Peony (talk) 17:29, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
He is my Father! Did you read what I wrote? Madison (567-366-7033)
July 2023
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Please do not add or change content, as you did at Michael O'Farrell (biker), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. See WP:NOR. Wikipedia goes by what is published in reliable sources, not personal experience or hearsay. Loafiewa (talk) 19:20, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Michael O'Farrell (biker), you may be blocked from editing. Loafiewa (talk) 19:27, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
- He is my father! Are you kidding me!!!! He was in the FBI witness protection program and I am so tired of these lies. You are doing no service to me or him or my family! Madison 5673667033 72.241.200.43 (talk) 19:29, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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Wikipedia and copyright
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Hello 72.241.200.43! Your additions to Great Peacemaker 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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