User talk:Postbrechtian

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Again, welcome to Wikipedia! monkey_smashing^keyboards (talk) 01:07, 1 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 16:59, 1 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

To delete this much content I'd suggest doing it section by section, ideally fixing the references not removing the information, and explaining the issues for each. Otherwise it just looks entirely like section blanking Timtjtim (talk) 17:00, 1 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for this feedback. Just getting started and maybe a little overeager. Can you explain what fixing the references would look like and where I should explain the issue? Postbrechtian (talk) 17:05, 1 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Postbrechtian, welcome!

Thank you for being WP:BOLD! WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM is probably a good read, at least to scan over :)

If they're dead links, ideally finding an archive or another site hosting the same content.

If they never supported the information, performing a little more research and confirming if the information is true or not. Obviously remove anything that isn't verificable, but do look for sources that support what's there if it's true!

And if all else fails, do remove the sections that are false / unsupported, but do it a section at a time so you can be clear what you're doing in the edit summary, and specific about the issue with that section! Maybe note in each edit that what you're doing is part of a larger cleanup.

And finally, do use the @ symbol to tag someone into a discussion like this, so they see your reply! Do ask me if you need any more help :)

Happy editing! Timtjtim (talk) 13:10, 2 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello Postbrechtian! Your additions to Riigikogu have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license—to request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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Hello! Thank you for this message and letting me know. I am a relatively new Wikipedia editor and I'm just getting the hang of things. I went over what you posted about paraphrasing but I'm still not sure. I have gone back and rewritten the quoted text in my own words. In some ways this is still a close paraphrase but I'm close paraphrasing from a reference textbook so at a certain point if I paraphrase further, I'm no longer presenting accurate information.

Does this address the problem or should I take further steps? Postbrechtian (talk) 18:33, 1 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

The new version here is quite good. Thanks for taking the time to do that. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 03:44, 2 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

No problem! Thank you for taking the time to let me know about the problem and for going back and confirming that it was solved. As a new editor, I appreciate the guidance. Postbrechtian (talk) 15:43, 2 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page 1769 in Austria, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A dates error. References show this error when one of the date-containing parameters is incorrectly formatted. Please edit the article to correct the date and ensure it is formatted to follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style's guidance on dates. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 20:00, 10 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page 1769 in Austria, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A dates error. References show this error when one of the date-containing parameters is incorrectly formatted. Please edit the article to correct the date and ensure it is formatted to follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style's guidance on dates. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 14:28, 11 April 2026 (UTC)Reply