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May 2020

Hello, I'm MrX. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Covfefe have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. - MrX 🖋 23:37, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

September 2020

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Misplaced Pages, as you did at 2028 Summer Olympics. 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. Thank you. ViperSnake151  Talk  21:20, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. With a Misplaced Pages account you can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary. Your edit summaries are often a rewording of the article title and do not actually seem to impart any information ViperSnake151  Talk  21:25, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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More information about custom signatures is available at Misplaced Pages:Signatures#Customizing how everyone sees your signature. If you have followed these instructions and still want help, please leave a message at Misplaced Pages talk:Signatures. 19:04, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

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Daily Mail reference at List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

Hi. Please do not use the Daily Mail as you did at List of nicknames used by Donald Trump. It is not a reliable source. See WP:DAILYMAIL. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 23:12, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Edits to List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

I noticed you're still adding nicknames to this list. I was wondering if you'd be willing to work with me on some inclusion criteria, given that we have significantly different opinions on what should be added to the article. About a year ago I asked on the talk page and tried to ping you. Since you didn't engage with that (and have never contributed to a talk page before) I was hoping this message might get your attention and that you'd be willing to discuss your additions here, instead. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 09:03, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Since you didn't respond to this, I went ahead and proposed the inclusion criteria in an RfC to firmly establish consensus. If you don't want to engage with the RfC that's fine, but you should be aware that you'll be bound by it if consensus is to implement the inclusion criteria. This may result in you being blocked if you keep adding nicknames without engaging in any discussion about the nicknames you're adding. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 08:25, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

New message from Chess

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:List of nicknames used by Donald Trump § RfC on inclusion criteria. Since you've been heavily involved in adding nicknames to the list I thought you'd might like to comment at the RfC. Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 07:56, 30 June 2021 (UTC)Template:Z48

June 2021

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in post-1992 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.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Template:Z33 Chess (talk) (please use {{reply to|Chess}} on reply)Template:Z181 08:26, 30 June 2021 (UTC)