User talk:Robbie Gemini

Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.

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C F A 💬 02:41, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

July 2024

Hi Robbie Gemini! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 21:36, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Sure duly noted I won’t be doing that yeah, also could you look into an issue I linked a espionage act which got removed on Julian Assanges page I’m not sure why Robbie Gemini (talk) 21:40, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The reversion was explained in the edit summary and the edit itself. Regards. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

so there was already a linked reference to the espionage act to begin with? Thanks for taking the time I appreciate it. Robbie Gemini (talk) 22:29, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, there was a link earlier. MOS:DUPLINK has the guideline. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:35, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

I’m curious to ask why are some articles locked for editing and isn’t Wikipedia’s entire concept was anyone can edit and to what standard they can be put to lock Robbie Gemini (talk) 22:40, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

You can read the Protection policy for information on why and when some articles are protected. If you have more questions about editing on Wikipedia, I'd suggest asking on the Teahouse. Only a very small proportion of Wikipedia articles are protected, but if you go looking for articles on controversial or contentious topics, you are more likely to run into protected pages. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 22:47, 13 July 2024 (UTC)