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Happy editing! Cheers, Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 07:00, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Maizen Sisters

Hello, North of the Zambezi,

You tagged this article for deletion SECONDS after it was created. This is not done. You can't tag an article for deletion right after its creation, while the content creator is still working on it. And you only have 96 edits, you do not have enough editing experience to judge what articles should be deleted. Please stop patrolling articles and work on improving your editing skills, writing some articles or at least improving them rather than passing judgment on the work of other editors. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:19, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Looking over your contributions for the past two days, this is clearly not your first account. What were the previous account(s) that you used before this one? Please mention them on your User page before you get associated with a sockpuppet master. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:28, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

And then you tagged NoBull for deletion ONE MINUTE after it was created. If this behavior continues after this block is over, you can expect an indefinite block for a lack of competence. You are doing more damage than helping the project. Stop patrolling other editor's articles. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:20, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Liz Noted. I will slow down with the NPPing. LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby 06:23, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Having a conflict of interest is not prohibited

Hi LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby, regarding the edit summary of Special:Diff/1158568711 and the edits around the Nadine George-Graves article, please do check the guideline again to see if it actually contains a prohibition on conflict of interest editing. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:25, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

June 2023

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for low-quality patrolling. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text at the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Request reason:

I promise to take a break from NPP and focus on reverting vandalism. LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby 22:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Indiscriminately reverting edits isn't much better than indiscriminately applying speedy tags. I think you need to slow down and perhaps try adding substantial content to articles instead of policing others' edits. Spicy (talk) 22:40, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Request reason:

I promise to slow down, maybe try writing a draft or two. LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby 22:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Kinda in keeping with the below, I think it's best to let the block expire. 331dot (talk) 08:18, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

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Creating an entire new article isn't a recommended task for beginners either, as they're unlikely to find a topic meeting the notability criteria that Wikipedia doesn't yet have an article about.

Expanding existing articles or fixing their spelling would be fine. After the 72 hours, that is, to ensure that "slowing down" isn't an empty promise. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:48, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

ToBeFree Good idea. LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby 22:51, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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