User talk:Halfire101

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January 2019

Hello, I'm Oshwah. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Marc Yaffee, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 07:53, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I messed up...

Hi there! So... I just realized that instead of only reverting this edit you made to Marc Yaffee, I accidentally reverted all of your changes made there. Please accept my apologies for this; I've modified the article and restored your other edits (minus the small edit in concern linked above). Please let me know if you have questions or concerns and I'll be happy to make sure they're addressed. Thanks, and sorry about that! Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was pretty dissapointed that I wasted so much time.

I'm glad it wasn't all a waste of time. It really bummed me out so I'm glad you saw that and reverted it.

Also, I just removed the incorrect info that you changed back. Better to have no info than to have the wrong info there. Again I tried to fix this but you changed it back to the wrong thing.

Thank you.

Halfire10, I'm very sorry for letting that happen! It was by mistake and was not my intent at all. The only concern I had with your edits was where you modified the ethnicity and heritage of the article subject's adoptive parents. They were changed from what was published previously and to something completely different. When other editors see changes like that and without any source being cited in-line, it will cause them concern. I'm happy to see that you were notified of my follow-up message. Please know that my user talk page is always open to you should you run into any questions or need help - you are welcome to message me any time you need or want to. Again, I welcome you to Wikipedia, and I hope you decide to stick around for awhile. :-) Best - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:35, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was the one who added the part you changed it back to

I had found the wrong info and posted it in one of my original edits and then noticed I had posted the wrong ethnicity. It was in reference to a joke he made and not his actual heritage which was what I changed it to after I realized that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halfire101 (talk • contribs) 08:39, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No worries; as long as the information is correct - that's all I care about. :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 08:41, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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16:02, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Halfire101, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Synthwave have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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Thanks for the info

Thank you for the explination. Halfire101 (talk) 01:27, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Categorization

Regarding your question on my talk page, I use HotCat to make categorization easier. Follow the instructions there on how to enable it in your browser. IntoThinAir (talk) 23:45, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated. Will do.

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I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Ronz (talk) 21:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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So a scholarly journal article doesn't count??

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Let me know if you have any questions and happy editing. JBchrch talk 22:06, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. Been a little while since I hopped on to contribute but my excitement about NFTs and lack of information about them on Wikipedia has definitely drawn me back to contribute. I appreciate you sharing with me. Much appreciated. Halfire101 (talk) 23:13, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]