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{{unblock-un reviewed|TaxPapa|reason=Understand that previous username of WikiTaxEditor may not have been acceptable under Wikipedia policies, and apologize for unintentional and inadvertent potential violation. New name of TaxPapa has been approved. Please unblock. TaxPapa (talk) 17:28, 3 September 2018 (UTC)|accept=Now that you've been renamed, you can be unblocked. PhilKnight (talk) 22:49, 3 September 2018 (UTC)}}

File:Ambox notice.svg There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:07, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

File:Nuvola apps important.svg Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at :User talk:John from Idegon, you may be blocked from editing. John from Idegon (talk) 06:28, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

:Do not post on my talk page again. Shakespeare was a pretty smart fella. John from Idegon (talk) 06:30, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

• {{u|John from Idegon}} Thank you again for your helpful comments. I was attempting to thank you on your talk page. As I mentioned, I clearly am new to all of this, and your input will be helpful as I move forward in the future. TaxPapa (talk) 06:43, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

I am in process of better familiarizing myself with Wikipedia:Your first article and other helpful material. Please be patient and understanding as I continue to learn all the rules. TaxPapa (talk) 06:52, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you to {{u|John from Idegon}} for the introduction to Wikipedia:Teahouse. I now have a "friendly place to learn about editing Wikipedia." TaxPapa (talk) 07:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on :Draft:John Samuels (attorney) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://blackstonegroup.com/the-firm/our-people/person?person=9802192. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. John from Idegon (talk) 15:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

File:Control copyright icon.svg Hello TaxPapa, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to :American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and 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 cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help: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, [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/ 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 the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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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 leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 20:26, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

File:Information orange.svg Please do not attack other editors, as you did at :WP:COIN. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Making unsubstantiated claims of wrongdoing by other editors is in itself a personal attack. Either bring a case at the appropriate noticeboard or drop it. John from Idegon (talk) 04:10, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

: This all is a bit overwhelming. It felt like I was being attacked by names and accusations on :WP:COIN, and it turns out that I may have inadvertently attacked others. I will adopt this as my new editing creed:

::"I will always assume good faith on the part of my fellow editors and will be civil at all times, even to those who are not civil to me. I will {{strong|not}} attack my fellow editors or disrupt Wikipedia to make a point. If involved in a content dispute, I will {{strong|not}} engage in edit warring and will instead discuss contested edits and/or seek dispute resolution." TaxPapa (talk) 04:25, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on :Draft:Marshall I. Whitley, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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