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September 2024
Hi Donchocolate! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a 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. Thank you. Dawnseeker200018:23, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Donchocolate: I am politely asking that you refrain from any further disruptive editing. This includes marking your changes as "minor" when making substantial changes to Wikipedia articles. This flag is reserved for actual minor changes, such as a typographical correction. This is not intended to be used when introducing new content to any article. Furthermore it is not necessary to reference the distance to/from Gwalior in the lede of so many unrelated articles. If this pattern continues please be aware that your account will be blocked from further editing. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:04, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Todar Mal. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Selective removal of sourced content related to caste and POV-pushing in order to promote one particular caste (violating WP:NPOV) and further marking the edit as minor, is equivalent to vandalism. You may be blocked from editing if you continue!Ekdalian (talk) 18:23, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Then why don't you provide the verified citation regarding the correct dynasty and place of order or a legal notice would suffice. Let the court decide. Donchocolate (talk) 12:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, You need to explain on the Talk page of that article whether the kind of changes you have been making have some evidence in favour of them before doing them. Other editors can then comment on that. Johnsoniensis (talk) 14:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Jayajirao Scindia, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
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Thank you Donchocolate- The website that you linked doesn't meet our threshold as a reliable source. Is there any particular reason that you're inserting what amounts to trivial mentions of Gwalior to so many articles? Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 18:54, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Jankoji Rao Scindia II, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:
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Thanks for your contributions to Gwalior–Kanpur line. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources.
I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
Hello, thankyou for your kind information. Though I have refrences and links for the citation. It would be thoughtful if you could help me with sandboxes. Donchocolate (talk) 12:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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November 2024
Hello, I'm Yamaguchi先生. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Gwalior have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Hi Donchocolate- your recent changes, including a link to the "Gwalior Stone Works" website, have been reverted due to citing a commercial website, rather than a reliable published source. While I believe that your changes were made in good faith, this could be viewed as link spam. Please see Wikipedia:Reliable source examples for examples or refer to the Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard if you need help with assessment.Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 19:09, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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