User talk:Msiehta

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Happy editing! Gleeanon409 (talk) 04:02, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

June 2020

Hello, I'm Tgeorgescu. I noticed that you made a comment on the page User talk:DLWyer that didn't seem very civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia is built on collaboration, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tgeorgescu (talk) 18:46, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

You may read why it is inappropriate at User talk:IZAK#The Exodus vs. the Nephites. Tgeorgescu (talk) 18:49, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

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If you are here to promote pseudoscience, extremism, fundamentalism or conspiracy theories, we're not interested in what you have to say. Tgeorgescu (talk) 13 June 2020 18:47:10 (UTC)

References

Preaching on Wikipedia

I remember you doing it at my own talk page and I personally did not mind it much, but you also seem to be doing it at other random editor's, so I wanted to remind you of WP:NOTSOAP, WP:NOTSOCIAL and WP:HERE (the WP:FREESPEECH essay is also informative about editing rights) and welcome you to edit articles instead (WP:BOLD)... And you're still welcome to post at my page if it's in relation to Wikipedia editing. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 23:57, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

BLP noticeboard

I opened a discussion at WP:BLPN concerning your edit at Seth Andrews ☆ Bri (talk) 13:08, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

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It's also important to be aware of the policy in relation to BLP articles. Material should be supported by a source (WP:CITE) and the sources that can be used for biographies are limited (WP:BLPRS). Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 22:30, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

September 2022

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for contravening Wikipedia's harassment policy.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.   -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 04:29, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

You've been warned before not to use Wikipedia to preach. Now you seem to be targeting a non-binary editor with your preaching, to harass them for being non-binary. This is doubly unacceptable, so I have blocked you indefinitely. For what it's worth, Bereshit Rabba 8:1 interprets that verse the exact opposite way that you are interpreting it, not that that has a bearing on this block. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 04:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

There is no personal attacks in speaking the truth to individuals. I request that I be unblocked right away. Msiehta (talk) 00:20, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

You are incorrect. You will not be unblocked if you believe that to be true.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 00:26, 8 November 2022 (UTC)