User talk:Merklynn
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Merklynn, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 16:23, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
May 2015
[edit] Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:
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Thank you. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 16:24, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
- @Jeraphine Gryphon: Thank you for the very helpful tips. --Merklynn (talk) 16:29, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Alert
[edit]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 living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. 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 Wikipedia'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.
Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 17:44, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Please do not re-add Tom Scott's personal information, including birth month and middle name. Our policy on biographies of living people prohibits such additions unless the information has been "widely published by reliable sources". In this case, the article subject has explicitly asked not to have their personal information posted on Wikipedia. Please see WP:BLPPRIVACY and WP:BLPNAME for more information. Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 17:48, 3 November 2019 (UTC)