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I attempted to revise and update the Wikipedia page for Paolo Boffetta with accurate information. However, after submitting my revision, the original content was restored. Could you please let me know what type of information you need to accept my changes? Seyyedsalehi.M (talk) 15:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a connection with this individual? Someone claiming to be them attempted to edit the article previously.

You are removing sourced information from the article. You say it's "incorrect" but do not say why. If the sources are inaccurately summarized, please detail the errors on the article talk page(Talk:Paolo Boffetta). If the sources are accurately summarized, but in error, you need to either take that up with the sources themselves first to get them to issue corrections, or offer more current sources with more current information(and possibly explains why the prior sources are incorrect). 331dot (talk) 15:55, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your explanation. I know about him because he is a well-known researcher in my field, and I am also aware of the issues discussed in the text that I want to modify. Following your explanation, I will reorganize the page to arrange all that information in the correct chronological order. Seyyedsalehi.M (talk) 16:44, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Has he contacted you about this? Someone claiming to be him attempted to do what it is you tried to do. 331dot (talk) 16:55, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, while I was reviewing his information, I noticed some misleading statements. I understood that he needs to update his page—not just for this section, but for an overall revision and to add new updates as well. I reached out to him, and it seems he attempted to make changes but was unsuccessful. He then asked if I could revise it for him. After your explanation, I will propose a new, more accurate version while keeping the existing references and adding new ones. Seyyedsalehi.M (talk) 17:27, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Aguarhz

Hi, would it be possible for you to tell the user what they have to do in order to get unblocked? I'm not sure your review comment was that helpful, and the user seems to have taken it quite badly by blanking their page. Copyright can be really difficult to understand, and it'd be a shame to lose a good user over this Kowal2701 (talk) 15:01, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kowal2701 Copyright is a serious matter with potential legal implications to Wikipedia, so it must be taken seriously. I regret ruffling feathers but I stand by the serious nature of my response. They will need to demonstrate a basic understanding of copyright to be unblocked. 331dot (talk) 16:22, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, but I think explicitly saying that would’ve been best. FYI they made a sock puppet and did a few edits at Swahili city-states but haven’t edited since I warned them not to do that Kowal2701 (talk) 16:54, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well, worth a try Kowal2701 (talk) 17:35, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anon vandal

Hello, thanks for hiding the vandalism revision by anon 2402:8100:265C:3010:778:5634:1232:5476. They made four more similar edits before they were rangeblocked: could you please hide those too? Thanks. Wikishovel (talk) 09:44, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. 331dot (talk) 10:46, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]