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You have shown interest in post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Misplaced Pages's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

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Template:Z33 Doug Weller talk 12:16, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you felt the need to post this. PailSimon (talk) 13:06, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

It's an informational notice, posted because you've edited pages related to that subject. You might think of it as a sort of speed limit sign. It's to let you know that this is an area of Misplaced Pages with more stringent rules about editing behaviour. Welcome to Misplaced Pages, and happy editing! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 01:18, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Anne Applebaum

Please stop injecting wholly irrelevant items into unrelated pages. Every opinion a journalist has expressed does not warrant a section on their Misplaced Pages page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sniper247 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Stop editing your own wiki page, Anne.PailSimon (talk) 21:39, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

I am not Anne Applebaum, please stop trying to vandalize her page.Sniper247 (talk) 18:32, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

You're really fooling nobody here.PailSimon (talk) 19:02, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

October 2020

Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Anne Applebaum. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Misplaced Pages this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges on that page. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Misplaced Pages is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges. Thank you. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 01:25, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Salvador Dali

Hello there

I have again reverted your edits to the Salvador Dali page. See MOS:POPCULT I take you point that the article already contains two references to the portrayal of Salvador Dali in films. However, recent portrayals of an artist in major films, where the artist is a major character, is arguably more relevant and worthy of note than a "mention" in a 50 year old pop song. I realize that it's difficult to draw a line, but we need to avoid articles on famous figures becoming magnets for disjointed trivia. If you would like to develop an article on the representation of Salvador Dali in popular culture that is comprehensive that would be more productive than adding disjointed bits of trivia to an existing article. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 23:48, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

You're getting the details right

	Cathedral Builder
	Hi PailSimon. I've noticed how you fix up lots of little things - even on contested articles. And they come out the better for it. I dip my lid. The Little Platoon (talk) 20:50, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

December 2020

Hello, I'm Horse Eye's Back. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Zhao Lijian‎, 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. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 23:10, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Allegation vs. conclusion regarding Brereton's findings

Just letting you know that I was soliciting feedback about how to refer to Brereton's findings at Talk:Brereton_Report#Allegation_vs._conclusion. Your comments would be welcome. TheFeds 12:40, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

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January 2021

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Misplaced Pages, as you did at Talk:2021 storming of the United States Capitol. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. As an admin, it is my job to maintain decorum and to ensure that edits are according to guidelines. The editor equated mostly peaceful BLM protesters with "riotous mobs": that is unacceptable. Drmies (talk) 01:50, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

If you do that again I will block you. Drmies (talk) 01:51, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

{{ping|User:Drmies]] You're an involved admin, you're not allowed.PailSimon (talk) 01:53, 8 January 2021 (UTC)