User talk:Ybot2021

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Hello! Thank you for your efforts to improve Wikipedia, and in particular for adding references, as you did to Tessa Duder! However, adding a bare URL is not ideal, and exposes the reference to link rot. It is preferable to use proper citation templates when citing sources, including details such as title, author, date, and any other information necessary for a bibliographic citation. Here's an example of a full citation using the {{cite web}} template to cite a web page:

Lorem ipsum<ref>{{cite web |title=Download the Scanning Software - Windows and Mac |publisher=Canon Inc |work=Ask a Question |date=2022 |url=https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART174839 |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref> dolor sit amet.

which displays inline in the running text of the article as:

Lorem ipsum^[1] dolor sit amet.

and displays under References as:

1. ^ Download the Scanning Software - Windows and Mac". Ask a Question. Canon Inc. 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

If you've already added one or more bare URLs to an article, there are tools available to expand them into full citations: try the Citer tool, or in the wikitext editor, try the reFill tool, and in the Visual Editor, the reference dialog can convert some bare urls into a full citation. Once again, thanks for adding references to articles. Tacyarg (talk) 22:09, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, regarding your edits to Tessa Duder. I have removed the number of grandchildren as this is not normally a notable fact about someone. You are still adding bare URLs - did you look at the guidance above? Thanks, Tacyarg (talk) 07:10, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ybot2021! I noticed that you recently made an edit at Tessa Duder and marked it as "minor", but it may not have been. On Wikipedia, "minor edit" refers only to superficial edits that could never be disputed, such as fixing typos or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not minor, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. Tacyarg (talk) 11:11, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Do you actually look at these messages that other editors post here for you? Schwede66 13:18, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

@Ybot2021 Thank you for the Staveley article which is now in mainspace. Can you kindly confirm whether or not you are connected with Duder or Staveley, according this this policy: WP:COI? If you do have a connection, kindly disclose it on your Talk page in line with the guidance. ChrysGalley (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Ybot2021, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Ybot2021", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it contains the suffix "-bot", which is generally reserved for authorized bot accounts. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you. UtherSRG (talk) 20:15, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Please do not use styles that are nonstandard, unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles. There is a Manual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason. Thank you. UtherSRG (talk) 22:47, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because your username, Ybot2021, contains the suffix "-bot", which is generally reserved for authorized bot accounts. Your username is the principal reason for the block. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

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Thank you. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:47, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) Also, before continuing to edit Wikipedia, either by unblock request above or new account, you might want to read the following because you may have not followed the rules: --みんな空の下 (トーク) 15:55, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

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