User talk:JamesBolivar

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United States vs. USA

Hello, James. I noticed that you've been converting various instances of "United States" into "USA". Our Manual of Style calls for not doing this. See MOS:USA. I'll be restoring the original language in the articles where I've seen that you've made the change. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. NewYorkActuary (talk) 21:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please gain consensus first

Hi James. Before attempting the sort of mass edits you are doing on the Miss USA pages first, please gain consensus at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Beauty Pageants. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 08:25, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

March 2017

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Talia Bennett, without citing a reliable source using an inline citation that clearly supports the material. The burden is on the person wishing to keep in the material to meet these requirements, as a necessary (but not always sufficient) condition. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.-gadfium 03:20, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Biographies of Living Persons & referencing

Regarding your creation of Denisse Franco, please be aware that biographies of living persons need to be supported by reliable sources that show the notability of the subject. Sites like "Angelopedia" do not qualify as reliable sources. In future, you need to add inline citations from appropriate sources when creating new articles. Wikipedia is not a fan site, and certain policies and guidelines need to be followed when creating and adding content. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 09:05, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Warning

Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Miss USA 2017. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Instagram is most certainly not a reliable source and I recommend you familiarise yourself with the policy before continuing to edit. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 20:44, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

March 2017

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Miss Universe 2016, you may be blocked from editing. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 10:25, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia by introducing incorrect information, as you did with this edit to Neil Patrick Harris. RA0808 ^talk _contribs 14:36, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Miss colombia 2017 laura gonzález.jpeg

A tag has been placed on File:Miss colombia 2017 laura gonzález.jpeg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the file appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted content borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. – Train2104 (t • c) 21:43, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop

Please stop making disruptive edits, as you did at Miss USA.

If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant notice boards.
If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. As I have brought to your attention earlier, please stop adding "TBA" to titleholder and event lists. "TBA" is not the name of the titleholder. The sections should be left as is until the 2017 titleholders are crowned. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 11:33, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

April 2017

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Miss Florida USA. As has been pointed out to you numerous times, adding lines of TBA where the future event will not happen for a considerable time is disruptive. The entry can be added after the event occurs. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 12:01, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for contravening Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Materialscientist (talk) 10:47, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 18:52, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

STOP

PLease STOP your disruptive editing immediately. Adding 2018 TBAs to articles contravenes Wikipedia guidelines and will reverted. Please get yourself up to speed on guidelines immediately or you will be facing a further block. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 12:14, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for contravening Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:52, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

This account has been blocked from editing for a period of two weeks for sock puppetry. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not, and that any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. Once the block has expired, you're welcome to make useful contributions. If you believe that this block was in error, and you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}} below. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:58, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked you for two weeks because you've continued to make disruptive edits, this time while logged out. Although it's allowable to edit while logged out, you can't do so to evade sanctions or scrutiny. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:58, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Ways to improve Berenice Quezada

Hi, I'm Babymissfortune. JamesBolivar, thanks for creating Berenice Quezada!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please provide more sources.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

Merry Christmas! ^{Babymissfortune} 11:51, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Daniela Cepeda for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Daniela Cepeda is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Susana Rivadeneira until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:31, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]