User talk:4Jays1034

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Hello, useful little box, such that when you make an edit you tell the rest of us; remove extraneous comma would do and we would trust that you have done so and not spend time checking your edit. Cheers Crusoe8181 (talk) 08:43, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Fair enough, will do. 4Jays1034 (talk) 01:49, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Malaysia

Your "grammar correction" did the following:

• Changed consists of to comprises - that's not a correction - both are correct.
• Changed thirteen to 13 - that's not a correction either.
• Broke the wikilink by moving the 's' in states outside the link.

It's great you look for corrections to make, but you might want to check before reverting again on WP:GA articles that there wasn't a good reason it had been reverted, and that there is actually any point to the edit. Thanks. Begoon ^talk 17:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Now that I look at your contributions I see you've made a whole series of edits changing "consists of" to "comprises". It's unnecessary, and in some cases wrong - such as: here where you've basically broken the text. Please don't make unnecessary changes like this. Begoon ^talk 17:20, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Not to pile on, but I just came here because I noticed the same pattern. There's another editor here that has a preference for "comprise" and has gone around fixing places where it was mis-used, but I believe they were discouraged from (and correctly ceased) changing existing "consist"/"compose" usage to "comprise". In most cases, they are equivalent. "Comprise" is probably the least known of the words among people with limited English vocabularies, and should therefore be avoided in favor of the more commonly understood terms (unless you can establish consensus to the contrary somewhere). Thanks. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 18:06, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

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Grammar

Why are you removing commas before dates? SLBedit (talk) 02:29, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

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Commas after introductory clauses

Please stop removing commas after introductory clauses that provide dates (e.g., "In 1989, something happened") with an edit summary of "Fixed grammar". Grammar calls for that comma to be there. Please feel free to check any manual of style for verification. In the meantime, please stop now, as I note other editors have asked you to explain your actions without a response. General Ization ^Talk 17:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

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WP:ANI or a WP:Block

Keep up your grammar "fixes" after all the warnings you have received, and you will be taken to WP:ANI and/or WP:Blocked. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:41, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

May 2019

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September 2020

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing to prevent further vandalism.

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

I understand why I have been blocked and would like to be "reinstated." A combination of ignorance of the rules and my failure see the many warnings I was given, led to the block. I have revised my editing style and fully understand the rules. I apologize to those who have been negatively affected by my actions. Please allow me to continue reviewing and editing articles, I will not disappoint you. Additionally, I have changed my notifications preferences and added my new email address to my profile. This way, I will be able to proactively respond to administrator inquires. Thank you. 4Jays1034 (talk) 18:20, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Decline reason:

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Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 13:52, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

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Can you succinctly state what the issues with your prior editing style were and how you will avoid repeating them? _signed, Rosguill ^talk 20:36, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I got into the (bad) habit of removing commas from certain introductory clauses. For example, I felt that “In 1979, the book was released in the United States,” should be written as, “In 1979 the book was released in the United States.” I understand my edits in this regard were incorrect. I have familiarized myself with Wikipedia editing guidelines and will not repeat these errors. 4Jays1034 (talk) 01:39, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

"proactively respond"

Sorry, no. Any discussion about your editing will take place on Wikipedia and not via email. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:11, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Understood, thank you. 4Jays1034 (talk) 00:12, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Will my unblock request be reviewed? 4Jays1034 (talk) 16:29, 12 March 2021 (UTC)