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February 2020
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January 2022
editHello, I'm HaeB. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Charles Manson, 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. HaeB (talk) 09:08, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Before adding a category to an article, as you did to Gavin McInnes, please make sure that the subject of the article really belongs in the category that you specified according to Wikipedia's categorization guidelines. The category being added must already exist, and must be supported by the article's verifiable content. Categories may be removed if they are deemed incorrect for the subject matter. Thank you. Uncle Dick (talk) 06:50, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi TYMR! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Groypers that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Uncle Dick (talk) 07:00, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Categorization
editI noticed that recently you have been working on categorization. Categories on Wikipedia are hierarchical, so we do not treat them as tags. Several of your edits have had to be reverted or undone because you're putting articles into top-level categories where they are already in one (or more) subcategories. Please review WP:CATSPECIFIC. Thanks! ButlerBlog (talk) 12:23, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
- Also, related to that, be cautious when dealing with categories that may be contentious labels (MOS:LABEL), especially when the article is a WP:BLP. The article must clearly support the categorization. When in doubt, leave it out. See WP:BLPCAT. ButlerBlog (talk) 12:30, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
February 2022
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Categorization - again
editI have noticed over the past year there are still a significant number of your categorization edits that are being reverted. Two key things that seem to be missed:
- Categories are not tags, so please look to make sure the article is not already in a subcategory (even sub sub, or sub sub sub - look up/down the tree to make sure). See WP:CATSPECIFIC.
- Categories must be a defining characteristic of an article's topic. Not only have there been some reversions, I'd say that some of your category edits are marginal in this regard - I didn't revert them, but someone else might. The point is, the category should be a defining characteristic of the article, needing more than just a minor mention. See WP:CATDEFINING
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