Lostinvention

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Copyright problem on List of Frontline (PBS) episodes

Episode descriptions cannot be copied from other sources, including official sources, unless these can be verified to be public domain or licensed compatibly with Wikipedia. They must be written in original language to comply with Wikipedia's copyright policy. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 17:02, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

March 2020

Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Talk:Westmount Charter School and Westmount Charter School edit summary. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Meters (talk) 07:20, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Westmount Charter School; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Meters (talk) 08:16, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

And your WP:POINTY deletion from Harvard University ‎ was undone by user:Ajd. WP:AGF only goes so far. Please stop reverting and discuss the issue calmly on Talk:Westmount Charter School. Meters (talk) 08:22, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

You broken WP:3RR now. I suggest that you self revert and wait for a consensus at the discussion before this ends up a the edit warring board. Meters (talk) 08:45, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Do not copy plot summaries from external websites

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This is your last warning. MER-C 17:58, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

wtf is this? Looking at my contribution history, I edited the page in 2016. I have no idea what this is about as I can't even check what it was. I have no recollection of adding copyrighted material at all. Lostinvention (talk) 04:16, 29 July 2023 (UTC)