User talk:Germanicus44

August 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Knitsey. I noticed that you recently removed content from Battle of Kagul without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. You've removed the references then changed the numbers without a new reference. Knitsey (talk) 17:10, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Great Siege of Malta. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 23:18, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Battle of Larga. Materialscientist (talk) 00:56, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

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Warning[edit]

Please stop. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, you may be blocked from editing. Materialscientist (talk) 23:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to add source. Germanicus44 (talk) 23:20, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The sources you added to Battle of Preveza were clearly bogus. I checked Hattendorf & King for example which had nothing about figures for the battle, only about Lepanto. The other sources you cited were untraceable. Peter ^Isotalo 12:11, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Warning[edit]

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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ANI notice[edit]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Peter ^Isotalo 07:28, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

August 2023[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Lourdes 08:52, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Even after you received multiple warnings, including a contentious topic alert above, you have continued adding unsupported figures in various articles. Almost all your edits in two days have been reverted. You have to ensure you confirm that you have understood Wikipedia's editing policies and you have to confirm that you will support all your added material with reliable sources. Please advise if you understand our editing policies (or whether you would like assistance to be pointed to articles that can teach you how to edit Wikipedia productively). Do let us know. Thanks, Lourdes 08:55, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]