User talk:Xboxsponge15

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Please stop

Hello X. Please stop changing US to United States in various articles. Per MOS:US it is correct to use U.S. If you continue to make those changes it can be seen as WP:DISRUPTIVE editing and can lead to a block. Your cooperation will be appreciated. MarnetteD|Talk 21:30, 8 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

July 2019

Please stop your disruptive editing.

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AMC Theatres

Hello, I'm Mitch. Your recent edit(s) to the page AMC Theatres have added red wiki links to an article that was properly linked ~ it has been corrected for now. If you believe your edit was correct, please discuss your change on the article's talk page. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ~mitch~ (talk) 16:52, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2019

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Bell, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please do not add words to wikilinks. It causes the links not to work in most cases. Larry Hockett (Talk) 10:20, 8 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Food, you may be blocked from editing. Graham87 04:45, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia. Please heed the warnings that have been given to you. It seems that you want to help, but most of your edits are, frankly, causing problems rather than fixing them. Would you consider holding off on adding words inside links until you gain a better understanding of how that works? Larry Hockett (Talk) 15:36, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

National varieties of English

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In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. In this case, it's WP:COMMONALITY. In North American use, you would see "vs" rather than the British version of "v", so "versus" is the better choice rather than the abbreviation: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football&diff=911733589&oldid=909566191 Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:04, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

September 2019

A single dot in the middle of an initialism (e.g. AD, HQ, US, etc.) is not standard style. If you are in doubt, please consult Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations. Just plain Bill (talk) 15:52, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Aldi. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to being blocked from editing. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Your changes were totally unnecessary and inaccurate. UK is the correct sovereign state. Please stop this disruptive editing now. Thank you. David J Johnson (talk) 10:41, 5 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Further to the above notice, please stop changing or adding country names when it is entirely obvious which country which is being referred to. Thank you, David J Johnson (talk) 11:41, 5 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Larry Hockett. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person on Beau Wirick, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Larry Hockett (Talk) 13:18, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing.

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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Please don’t add any more countries to article captions, especially when the city or state is widely known across the world (Los Angeles, New York City, London). Larry Hockett (Talk) 16:30, 11 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There is no need to append the name of the country to cities such as London, Munich, Paris, or Rome unless they are not the obvious primary topic for that name. Please stop. Just plain Bill (talk) 18:05, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Newcastle upon Tyne

Hi. Thanks for your edits to Newcastle upon Tyne. I am sorry I had to revert the last couple. The article, like the place name, doesn't use those hyphens, so introducing them isn't really helpful, and actually broke one link. I'm not sure why it would seem to be a good idea to edit so strongly against the existing article style. A check on OS Maps or Google Maps would help you, perhaps. I liked your other edits though! Best wishes DBaK (talk) 08:13, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to Mirror

Why did you change the dates of two different images in the article to dates unknown? I figured there was probably a reason for doing so, so I thought I'd ask why. Clovermoss (talk) 20:29, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I noticed that you have received some notices on this talk page about your edits. It can be confusing trying to learn all the ins and outs, especially when you're a relatively new editor. Is there anything in particular you might like help with? Clovermoss (talk) 20:43, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop or slow down or take some advice or communicate with us

I hate to pile on, but can you please stop doing edits like this. You have done many of them, and they seem to be simply based on your dislike of dates in vague periods and your belief that no date at all is better. I cannot agree with this; in this example, you changed it from "between 1900 and 1910" to "date unknown" and claimed it was an improvement. But the date is not unknown – it was between 1900 and 1910, which I think was useful and which you removed and replaced with nothing of any use at all.

Please please stop with the random edits and little crusades, and listen to the advice you are being given. At the moment some other editors are still trying to appreciate your energy and to be nice and helpful, but I fear that this will not last if you continue editing in this uncollegiate way. It is not just about your opinion on how articles should be – we try to work together.

For example, do you understand why I reverted you here? These edits were not just a matter of opinion – they were simply wrong. If you would like me to explain why, more than I did in the edit summary, please say and I will gladly do so.

Straight above me here is an editor, Clovermoss, trying to interact with you ... are you planning to engage, or just keep ploughing your furrow like this? I worry that it will not end well, and I would rather you had a nice experience of Wikipedia. Best wishes, DBaK (talk) 07:54, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oxford comma

Please stop indiscriminately removing the Oxford comma from WP entries. Thanks! Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:04, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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December 2019

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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Barrel. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. General Ization ^Talk 16:37, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please STOP indiscriminately promoting sections in articles, and by so doing corrupting the tables of contents in the articles. For example, sherry is a type of wine, so should remain a sub-heading of wine, not a peer of it. If you don't understand the ramifications of what you're doing, don't do it, please. General Ization ^Talk 16:39, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2020

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Just a quick note that this is still a problem. For example, at Police, the Metropolitan Police Force section was supposed to be a subsection of the one above it, but you altered the levels so that there were no subsections. Please don't alter the structure of headings, as you're still learning about how this works. Larry Hockett (Talk) 01:44, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Numbers

Please stop changing single numbers from words to numerals. Please see MOS:NUMERAL which advises “Integers from zero to nine are spelled out in words”. Thank you. - SchroCat (talk) 16:34, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Overlinking

Please stop overlinking. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Overlinking_and_underlinking - it is not necessary to link every mention of a country in an article. We know what the United States is! Over-linking makes an article hard to read, and devalues the useful links, and is sometimes considered disruptive. Please re-consider! Elemimele (talk) 17:34, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Please stop linking to terms such as England, as you did here, per WP:OVERLINK. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 21:27, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting that this is still a problem. Larry Hockett (Talk) 16:20, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Stop capitalizing stuff in lists and infoboxes. PRAXIDICAE🌈 21:06, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also stop adding commas where they don't belong - consider this your absolute last warning. You've had plenty of time to discuss the issues on your talk page and plenty of warnings. This is just blatant vandalism now. PRAXIDICAE🌈 23:40, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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BLP dates of birth

Please don't leave comments on talk pages that simply add a wish for someone to add a date of birth. We have Category:Date of birth missing and Category:Date of birth missing (living people) for this. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:29, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So I put 'Category:Date of birth' for people who it's missing for? Xboxsponge15 (talk) 07:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You're still doing this. Please stop making requests for birth dates on the talk pages of biographies. If you don't understand how to use categories, please read Help:Categories, Wikipedia:FAQ/Categories, and Wikipedia:Categorization. Then, if you still have trouble, ask in the Wikipedia:Teahouse or Wikipedia:Help desk. Categories are added to the bottom of articles. You've been here for four years, you've got a talk page full of warnings, and you don't seem to be getting any more competent. At some point, you're going to be blocked from editing. Please take the time to read the pages that people link on your talk page and the instructions on those pages. I know Wikipedia has become very complex and bureaucratic, but there are many instruction pages that explain it. You just have to do a bit of clicking and reading. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 13:36, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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