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Your attempt to add an image to Champs-Élysées did not work. You did not use the proper syntax to include the image in the article. Rather than fix this problem, I have reverted the edit, because I do not agree that the addition of this image will improve the article. I come to this conclusion mostly on stylistic grounds: I believe the article has sufficient images as it is, and the addition of more will merely clutter things up. I believe a single image is sufficient to illustrate the use of the Champs-Élysées as a military parade ground, and if only a single image is to be used, the image that is currently on the page is, in my opinion, as good or better than the image you suggested. I suggest you take up the matter on Talk:Champs-Élysées to see if other editors agree with you that the American parade should be included with or replace the present image in the article. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 03:15, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I am unable to discern what you are talking about from the two comments on my talk page.

The first comment appears to be comments about a unit's receipt of the Croix de guerre. What does that have to do with the Presidential Unit Citation? The Croix de guerre is a French military decoration presented to individuals and units for combat valor. Units awarded the Croix de guerre were given the right to wear the Fourragère, it has nothing to do with the Presidential Unit Citation.

The second comment I think is you disagreeing with my removing of the mention on the article Arc de Triomphe of an American military unit participating in the 1944 parade after the Liberation of Paris. That level of detail is unnecessary as the parades mentioned do not go into that much detail, only the dates and why they took place. Secondly, you are incorrect sir, they did not march through the Arc if the article is correct. Reading further down, no unit has marched through it since 1919. They marched past, just like every military unit on every Bastille Day Military Parade, which has included US units. If you still feel that this needs to be included start a discussion on the talk page and build consensus for the information's addition. However, you will need a reliable source to back it up.

I have placed a welcome message on your talk page. It points to resources on how to get started editing Wikipedia with the correct markup/syntax and the guidelines we use for inclusion of material. Cheers. EricSerge (talk) 12:06, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I welcomed you to Wikipedia since your first edit as a registered user appears to have happened in the last 30 days [1]. My apologies if you did not want to be welcomed.

As to your father's having a PUC I cannot account for that, and apparently you cannot either. I have looked all over the internet for a reference to a PUC or as it was called at the time the "Distinguished Unit Citation", and have found nothing to support it. Without a reliable source (see:Reliable Source) it is inappropriate to include it. You can edit Wikipedia all you want, but if you want information to stick, it needs to be sourced.

If you do not like the quality of research on Wikipedia, then I suggest you get out there and do some research. I am trying to assume good faith in your edits and messages on my talk page, but their tone is bordering on the nonconstructive. We can discuss this Ad nauseam but that will not accomplish anything because what you think your father thought is not a reliable source, and until there is one to verify the award we cannot really move forward. I am not really interested in discussing this any further unless you are asking for my assistance or find a reliable source. Cheers. EricSerge (talk) 12:02, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, John. Another editor removed your discussion from WT:FILM since it is a specific issue, and I've cross-posted your discussion at Talk:The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film). Erik (talk | contribs) 17:20, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 17:26, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Wanted to let you know I've reverted your edit to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film‎ since the comment seemed out-of-place. That page is for project coordination and discussion. If you've got a concern with a specific article, the first place to address it should be on the talk page of that article: in this case, Talk:The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) or Talk:The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) (depending on which version of the film you watched).

Also, I've had a quick look at your edits and want to offer some advice:

1. Please don't type in all-caps. It comes off as yelling and disinclines people to respond, as well as to take your comments seriously.
2. Tone down the attitude of your posts. Comments like these [2] [3] [4] are quite uncivil and not in the spirit of collaboration and discussion. You might do well to read the policy Wikipedia:Civility and reconsider how you interact with others on Wikipedia. Legitimate, polite criticism is fine, but yelling, cursing, and flat-out insulting articles and their editors is only going to make you enemies, and could even result in your account being blocked.
3. You seem to be having trouble signing your posts. All you have to do is type four tildes ~~~~ or click on the signature button above the edit window ( or ), and the Wikipedia software will automatically sign your name and the date/time of the post. You don't need to type your name and the date in addition to the tildes; this just makes the signature more confusing and can even cause the software to read it as unsigned. For more information, see WP:TILDE.

I hope you will heed this advice, particularly regarding the tone of your edits and how they come across to other editors. If you have questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. --IllaZilla (talk) 17:38, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John, can you please start your discussion at the appropriate film article's talk page? WT:FILM is for general discussion and for notices of specific discussions like the one you want to start about The Days of Wine and Roses. Erik (talk | contribs) 18:22, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome. Your addition to Abraham Lincoln cultural depictions has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
• Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
• In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
• Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to visit me at my talk page. Thank you. --IllaZilla (talk) 00:22, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]