User talk:Jonjonesjjohnson

Your sig[edit]

Hi. I would appreciate it if you would alter the design of your signature. Since you are a new account and, so far, seem to be editing mostly in the area of Canada and the gun control/culture topic (which has a tendency to become heated), I do not want anyone making erroneous associations between your account and mine. There are plenty of designs available. Also, in your signature, your talk page link does not actually link to this talk page, so other editors will not be able to reach you through that link. Thank you. Taroaldo ✉ 01:27, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Jonjonesjjohnson, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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 ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Singularity42 (talk) 03:10, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 2013[edit]

Hello Jonjonesjjohnson, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Gun politics in Canada has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Singularity42 (talk) 03:12, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the study you are citing is already included in the article (as well as a study from the same period that came to the opposite conclusion). Singularity42 (talk) 03:36, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]