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Multiple users keep hounding me on my TP and Narendra Modi TP.
WP:WIKIHOUNDING. Casting WP:ASPERSIONS of canvassing and disruption. Need help to address this issue. BlackOrchidd ( talk) 12:35, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Spare me your warning templates diff; I know how Wikipedia works, and I recognize POV-pushers for what they are. See also the warning you received diff from User:SpacemanSpiff for the improper use of warning templates. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:48, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
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You even gave yourself a warning and then reverted it. It doesn't appear that you can be trusted with them yet. Doug Weller talk 08:15, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Doug Weller Why my Extended confirmed user rights revoked? BlackOrchidd ( talk) 11:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, you can use this for testing warnings, other talk page related edits if you want. ExclusiveEditor Notify Me! 12:17, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
See WP:AN#I'd appreciate a review of my decision to remove extended confirmed user rights from an editor.. Doug Weller talk 07:44, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Xegma (talk) 08:22, 8 May 2024 (UTC)I note that at your latest revert at the Modi article, your edit summary was "To maintain a neutral point of view (NPOV), we're adjusting this article...". Who is "we"? Black Kite (talk) 18:29, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
black kite is talking about this diff BlackOrchidd ( talk) 08:24, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hey, I saw that you edited the article Ravish Kumar, where added unreliable sources, refrain from citing unreliable sources to BLP or other articles. Also, don’t add statistics like the ones you included in his article from unreliable sources like SocialBlade.
Your edit diff: Adding of unreliable source, Sidehustleweekend.com.
Socialblade Diff: Here. GrabUp - Talk 17:37, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
There's a complaint filed against you, see: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. Capitals00 ( talk) 06:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hi, it is regarding the disruptive edits by an IP range since your version [1]. They have removed sources and added an unnecessary section 'Family'. There had been some maintenance work in between as well as a few new entries added, I wasn't sure of doing a full revert to your version. Please do the needful if possible. Thanks. - Fylindfotberserk ( talk) 10:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC)