User talk:Shem ben Y'israel
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[edit]Hello, Shem ben Y'israel, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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before the question. Again, welcome! Hi! You can't just add unfounded opinions to our articles. Please include reliable sources with your edits. If you are an expert on the subject, we especially welcome your contributions - and expect you'll have no difficulties finding such sources. Sincerely, Rklawton (talk) 00:59, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
Shem ben Y'israel, you are invited to the Teahouse
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February 2020
[edit]Hello, I'm Tgeorgescu. 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 Almah seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tgeorgescu (talk) 01:55, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Tgeorgescu. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Almah, 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 the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tgeorgescu (talk) 01:56, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
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Reformulated:
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You may also want to read User:Ian.thomson/ChristianityAndNPOV. We at Wikipedia are highbrow (snobby), heavily biased for the academia.
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If you are here to promote pseudoscience, extremism, fundamentalism or conspiracy theories, we're not interested in what you have to say. Tgeorgescu (talk) 07 February 2020 01:56:34 (UTC)
February 2020
[edit]Please do not add or change content, as you did at Isaiah 7:14, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Tgeorgescu (talk) 13:58, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
July 2020
[edit]This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Natural News, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Roxy the elfin dog . wooF 16:59, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
It wasnt vandalized except to Feminazi bigots Shem ben Y'israel (talk) 17:01, 7 July 2020 (UTC)