Dayan de Alwis
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- Hi, you have sourced your addition of text to Buddhism in the West with a dead link. It would be helpful in any case if you could provide a full citation for a print reference (!): author, book or Journal (no), year, (publisher, location/for a book) and page no. See the text and link above how this is done. The complete ref. info is needed to order a print source from a library (WP:V. In this form the reference is worthless and the text might be removed if no full citation is given. Thank you JimRenge (talk) 18:48, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
September 2014 edit
Hello, I'm Pharaoh of the Wizards. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to M.I.A. (rapper) seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please also note this is a WP:BLP. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 09:50, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Teahouse Invitation edit
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Hello! Dayan de Alwis,
you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. An awesome place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us! Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 09:50, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
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September 2014 edit
Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Tamil people. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. obi2canibetalk contr 16:10, 7 September 2014 (UTC)