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Tagging Backlogs

Hello, I think you may have misunderstood the meaning of the backlog template when you placed it on several articles today such as this one. That tag is for pages where there are things like requests for permissions etc. Regards Kennedy ^(talk) 14:39, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reference formatting

Hi there, welcome to Wikipedia! Just so you know, the correct formatting for a reference list is to make a new section titled "References" and then add {{reflist}} below it. You don't need both {{reflist}} and <references />. Thanks for all your work! -Orashmatash (talk) 21:03, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mother Teresa

Hi there! I partially undid your edit here since I don't understand why you are removing a) red links (these are okay), b) a sourced and quite notable fact, and c) maintenance tags without addressing the issue...? Osiris (talk) 12:10, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you need help with formatting references, try looking at WP:CT, or I can help you out. Osiris (talk) 12:12, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I missed the first reference to the Nobel prize. Thanks for pointing that out. The link is okay. I see that you were trying to address the tagged issues- but having a special section devoted to "criticism" of a subject is something we try to avoid, especially in such a short article. Ideally you'd want to take one or two facts from that section and disperse it into the rest of the article (as you did with the abortion fact) and remove the rest of the section. Osiris (talk) 12:32, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fox News

The bot probably reverted you because you inserted the word "sexy". Because you are not registered, certain words you add will trigger an automatic response from our bots. You can avoid this by creating an account. Osiris (talk) 12:54, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Recentism

Hi again. With regards to things like television shows, events, etc - keep in mind that this isn't meant to be a TV guide. An encyclopaedic article about a TV show wants to describe the program as a whole-- not what it is at the moment. Keeping an article up-to-date is good, but if you update (for example) a list of cast members/characters, you shouldn't just remove people that aren't on the show anymore. Just state which seasons they appeared in, and maybe even separate them from the current cast. Does that make sense? Osiris (talk) 07:44, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

June 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made a new article or made changes to one, for example "Rikidōzan", by adding things copied from a book, magazine, newspaper or another website without the permission of the copyright holder. Many sources, including websites found on the Internet, are copyrighted. I'm afraid Wikipedia cannot accept any things copied from these sources as it can get Wikipedia into serious legal trouble. The article or changes have been or will soon be deleted. Next time, look up sources to find out information for articles and explain it in your own words, and don't copy sentences or images from them. Thank you. Osiris (talk) 11:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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