User talk:Michaelsexton2003

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June 2024

Hello, I'm The Banner. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. The Banner talk 00:17, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I'm The Banner. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, John Howard Kyan, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. On multiple pages, in fact The Banner talk 07:33, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. The Banner talk 23:24, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Please provide an explanation as to how my edits are unconstructive and constitute vandalism. Thank you. Michaelsexton2003 (talk) 23:30, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

You are chopping away large parts of articles. Or in the last case: adding a lot of info to a redirected page, effectively hijacking it. The Banner talk 19:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

I only chop away unnecessary or false parts of articles. The redirected page that I recently edited was empty and didn’t affect the other page. Stop vandalising Wikipedia, otherwise I will have to report you. Michaelsexton2003 (talk) 19:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

A redirect page is not empty. The Banner talk 19:34, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at List of Irish inventions and discoveries. The Banner talk 19:23, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Piss off, you annoying stupid bot. Michaelsexton2003 (talk) 19:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

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