When you claim something to be a first, as you just did at Stockton-on-Tees, you should always provide a reference to support the claim. Similarly you should also attempt to quantify things - so a "notable" population means nothing without quantification such as numbers of worshippers or percentage of population. As for help if you need it. 10mmsocket (talk) 15:10, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the advice! Sorry, I recently added the demographics section to the Stockton page and in my absence I forgot to add the citation to when I referenced it again in that sentence. I've also added citations backing up the decision about the call to prayer. SamuraiArmada (talk) 01:42, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi @Diannaa, thank you for the heads-up. I will try to be more careful next time, still learning Wikipedia rules :) Might be worth also adding this info to the original adder of the text, as I just added citations and some extra information to the section removed. SamuraiArmada (talk) 02:42, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The CopyPatrol report shows that you are the person who added the content. — Diannaa (talk) 02:45, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've had a chance to review the iThenticate report, and I apologise, there was more direct copying than I remember. I will attempt to modify the excluded content by reducing the amount of direct quotation and copying that was used. Additionally, I will upload the revised content to the talk page before submitting it for a chance for others to peer review. Again, thank you for correcting my mistake. :) SamuraiArmada (talk) 03:12, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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