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Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. signed, Rosguill talk 18:19, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rosguill. I don't have any connection or relation to any of the topic which I edited or created. I am a high-school student so I don't work for anyone nor I have received monetary gains from editing. Last few pages were related as I had a project related to it and noticed many pages only had basic information so I started editing and went down the rabbit hole. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. -Changeworld1984 Changeworld1984 (talk) 07:12, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

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Thank you Diannaa for getting this issue to my attention. The article is still under construction but I forget to put the under construction template which I have now added. I was busy for last few days so I was not able to complete the article. Changeworld1984 (talk) 11:56, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello. I don't intend a contest it as after publishing it I also realise that it violating copyright. Changeworld1984 (talk) 15:38, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested moves[edit]

You can't (effectively) directly edit WP:Requested moves/Current discussions as you did here because the page is built every few minutes by a bot. If you want to comment on an RM discussion, you have to do it in the RM thread at the page to nominated for move/rename, so in this case at Talk:History of French animation#Requested move 2 December 2023.  — SMcCandlish ¢ 😼  09:49, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge posted at wrong venue[edit]

You posted a proposal to merge the article Indian animation industry to History of animation in India at CfD, which is only for categories. Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Merging#Proposing a merge to start a proposal in the correct venue, which is at the talk page of History of animation in India. –LaundryPizza03 (d) 18:01, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. This was my first doing this. Changeworld1984 (talk) 18:49, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1766 in Russia moved to draftspace[edit]

Thanks for your contributions to 1766 in Russia. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:52, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All the people and events mentioned were from wikipedia itself. Though I understand your point. Changeworld1984 (talk) 18:19, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2024[edit]

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I don't understand what you are implying. The page was moved to a draft due to lack of citations and it was reverted after adding citations. Thank you Changeworld1984 (talk) 05:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I removed the redirect in order to create a new page dedicated to Eyeo. I forgot to add edit summary. I will sure to add from now. Thanks Changeworld1984 (talk) 17:20, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, just to check on this article. Did you build it off from Draft:1777 in Russia? – robertsky (talk) 00:11, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I also edited the draft. Changeworld1984 (talk) 09:06, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive![edit]

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Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:43, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

A belated welcome![edit]

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 23:20, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Changeworld1984 (talk) 04:46, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024[edit]

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1728 in Russia moved to draftspace[edit]

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Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changeworld1984, thank you for working on these year in Russia articles! I've been trying to work on the year articles too. It looks like you've done a good job finding good sources for them. If you're ready for a few more details, you can add Template:Year in Russia to the top of each one and the templates Template:Year in Asia, Template:Year in Europe, and Template:Years in Russia at the bottom of each one. Then you can add some categories to the bottom of each one. For example, on 1728 in Russia, you might add the categories:
I'll do this for the ones you've already made so far. Sometimes it's helpful to look at similar pages to see what sort of categories you might use. Let me know if you have any questions about this! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:20, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright[edit]

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April 2024[edit]

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