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@ Krapenhoeffer: It's worth noting that talk page entries do not have to be NPOV. Thanks. | Naypta opened his mouth at 08:33, 2 September 2015 (UTC) reply
Other edits were indicative of POV-pushing, and the edits on the talk page were libelous in nature. This was just the best template I could find for the situation. -- KRAPENHOEFFER! TALK 14:30, 2 September 2015 (UTC) reply

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Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by | Naypta opened his mouth at 08:29, 2 September 2015 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template). reply

As I failed to follow the proper procedure

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January 2022

Information icon Please do not add or change content, as you did at Languages of North America, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. BilCat ( talk) 19:28, 2 January 2022 (UTC) reply

Rather than removing my factually correct edits wouldn't it have been more prescient to simply add the sources used on the pages linked of the three distinct North American dialects I added? I get the policy, just a critique of how you go about correcting people SwordofStorms ( talk) 19:39, 2 January 2022 (UTC) reply
If I'd been familiar enough with the topic, I might have done that, especially if I'd had access to the sources. But to be honest, that's your responsibility, as you added the content. If you need help citing the sources, I'm happy to help out, but I don't have the time to run down every unsourced edit I find, nor should I. I'm sorry if that sounds callous, but as the person adding the content, you're the one most familiar with where it came from, and thus the best person to cite your own additions. BilCat ( talk) 19:57, 2 January 2022 (UTC) reply