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Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Bogey-master, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Sarah (talk) 19:50, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Susan Boyle's net worth

Hi. I have removed again what you added to the Susan Boyle article. As I explained the first time, the source used to cite the Boyle's net worth does not give a dollar value, it is in pounds. So there is no explanation to where your dollar value is coming from and what exchange rate was used to determine it. Commercial exchange rates are for cash, not for "net worth", and any conversion performed would only be valid at the rate on the day the "net worth" was calculated anyway. Could you please raise the matter on the talk page explaining where, when and how you got this dollar figure? Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 11:14, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

July 2013

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August 2013

Hello Bogey-master, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:16, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just because it is free for download, it doesn't mean it is public domain. At the end of the page it says "Viewallpapers.com. Copyright © 2013". Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:23, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Being "outdated" is not a reason to upload every image each month to have them "updated", or a reason to create copyright violations. Whenever you click "edit" the message "Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted" appears, because of Wikipedia policies Wikipedia:Copyright violations and Non-free media. Images should have a compatible license with Wikipedia license. For Britney Spears', we have many free images, but if you want to change the current image, you have to search for consensus at Talk:Britney Spears. Every certain time somebody has a problem with the infobox image, we can't change the image each day because somebody doesn't like the curret image, so search for consensus to change it. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:39, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Britney Spears at People's Choice Awards 2014.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Britney Spears at People's Choice Awards 2014.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Copyviolations

I notice that you have been uploading copyvios every couple of months now, for 2 years. That is not acceptable. Consider this your last warning. Nymf (talk) 17:59, 28 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

March 2021

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Rishi Sunak, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. POLITANVM ^talk 18:21, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]