User talk:209.253.248.129

December 2013

Hello, I'm Chiswick Chap. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Charlie White (artist) because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:53, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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April 2014

Hello, I'm Fraggle81. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Simon Birch because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Fraggle81 (talk) 17:13, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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May 2015

Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to Nachos. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, please use the sandbox instead, where you are given a good deal of freedom in what you write. PureRED (talk) 18:08, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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May 2016

Hello, I'm TCMemoire. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Astraphobia— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. – T C Memoire 18:27, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Logical quotation

Hello. On English Wikipedia, our WP:Manual of Style uses a punctuation system for quotes called "logical quotation" to determine whether punctuation goes inside or outside the quotes. This is different from some other style guides. See MOS:LQ.

The rule states: "Include terminal punctuation within the quotation marks only if it was present in the original material, and otherwise place it after the closing quotation mark. For the most part, this means treating periods and commas in the same way as question marks: Keep them inside the quotation marks if they apply only to the quoted material and outside if they apply to the whole sentence. If the quotation is a full sentence, and it coincides with the end of the sentence containing it, place terminal punctuation inside the closing quotation mark. If the quotation is a single word or fragment, place the terminal punctuation outside.

Marlin said: "I need to find Nemo."

Marlin needed, he said, "to find Nemo".

If the quoted sentence is followed by a clause that should be preceded by a comma, omit the full stop but other terminal punctuation, such as a question mark or exclamation mark, may be retained. A question should always end with a question mark.

Dory said, "Yes, I can read", which gave Marlin an idea.

Dory said, "Yes, I can read!", which gave Marlin an idea.

If the quoted sentence is followed by a clause identifying the speaker, use a comma outside the quotation mark instead of a full stop inside it, but retain any other terminal punctuation, such as question marks.

"Fish are friends, not food", said Bruce.

"Why are you sleeping?", asked Darla.

Do not follow quoted words or fragments with commas inside the quotation marks, except where a longer quotation has been broken up and the comma is part of the full quotation." All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:47, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

April 2017

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 22:58, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 2018

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at The Goonies. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted.

If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please 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.
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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continual disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Please review your earlier notice about Logical Quotation. DonIago (talk) 19:51, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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February 2018

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Betty Logan (talk) 00:11, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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March 2018

Hello, I'm Oshwah. An edit you recently made to Petticoat Junction seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 15:53, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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