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  Hello, I'm Pipsally. I noticed that you recently removed content from Muhoozi Kainerugaba 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 your 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. Pipsally (talk) 11:41, 27 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello Klupper! Your additions to Kakwenza Rukira 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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from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page.  Thank you.  DanCherek (talk) 14:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thank you very much Dan, your changes are just fine. Klupper (talk) 16:27, 1 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

MOS:LABEL

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The only article that uses "dictator" in the lead is Adolf Hitler, despite several other figures such as Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Kim Jong-il being commonly described as such. Biographical articles avoid using such terms without attribution because of Wikipedia's policies on tone, i.e. Wikipedia as a website attempts to be as neutral as possible, with the inclusion of significant view points. "Dictator" could be re-added but only with proper attribution. CentreLeftRight 20:12, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

An example can be seen in the third paragraph of the article Kim Jong-il. CentreLeftRight 20:35, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi CentreLeftRight. Using the word Dictator is in line with the Tone requirement. NYtimes uses it too and they also use formal tone. BTW: Stalin has Dictator in main paragraph and he should. Klupper (talk) 21:13, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

The point of MOS:LABEL is that you should provide context (why they are called a dictator) and, ideally, attribution (who calls them a dictator, especially if it is contested), so it is clear to the reader why they are a dictator. Labeling can be contested even within the political mainstream, which is why this policy exists. CentreLeftRight 22:41, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Very reputable sources like nytimes or dw.com (Deutsche Welle) call him dictator, without explaining why he is. However, democracy organisations label countries and North-Korea is labeled 'Non-Free' on freedomhouse.org with the lowest score world wide,3 out of 100. That is sufficient argument to be afraid of it being contested. Klupper (talk) 09:50, 12 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Lumbuye

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  Hello, Klupper. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Lumbuye, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Lina Zedriga moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, Lina Zedriga, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. DMySon (talk) 07:24, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lina Zedriga (March 19)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
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Notice of Biographies of living persons noticeboard discussion

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  There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard regarding a BLP issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic Thomas Tayebwa. Thank you. --–LaundryPizza03 (d) 15:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Concern regarding Draft:Lina Zedriga

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 10:01, 19 August 2022 (UTC)Reply