User talk:Presten Mascarenhas

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July 2022

Hello, I'm Arjayay. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Amitabh Bachchan have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. - Arjayay (talk) 15:30, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Droupadi Murmu. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use your sandbox. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 15:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Amitabh Bachchan, you may be blocked from editing. - Arjayay (talk) 12:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did at Droupadi Murmu. - Arjayay (talk) 12:20, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

October 2022

Hello, I'm Fowler&fowler. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Jawaharlal Nehru have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 11:57, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Subhas Chandra Bose. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 11:58, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Bhagat Singh. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 12:04, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Last warning

Presten, I reviewed your editing history and noticed that you have repeatedly made edits that violate wikipedia policies and guidelines (eg, WP:POV in [1]; WP:DUE in [2]; MOS:ORDINAL in [3] etc). Worse, despite numerous warnings, you have not explained your edits on the article talk-pages or even in edit-summaries. In certain cases, such as at Subhas Chandra Bose, you have simply edit-warred to restore your preferred version without addressing the objections raised by other editors. So I am leaving this final warning on your talkpage to let you know that you will be blocked from editing wikipedia if you continue in the current vein. Abecedare (talk) 21:14, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

@Presten Mascarenhas: Despite admin user:Abecedare's warning you have again changed the longstanding leads of two pages Subhas Chandra Bose (diff) and Bhagat Singh (diff) to your preferred versions without so much as the briefest edit summary, let alone a talk page discussion. Best regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 11:21, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

October 2022

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for disruptive editing, slow edit-warring and lack of communication despite several previous warnings.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Abecedare (talk) 12:29, 16 October 2022 (UTC)