Got an "Do not put email addresses in bibliograpy" error message; Does anybody know what this could be about?? [closed]

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closed with the note: Thank you.  Not sure why this isn't showing when I clicked "more info," but find @ worked.
in WikiTree Help by Richard Flanagin Jr. G2G Crew (400 points)
closed by Richard Flanagin Jr.
There is an email address somewhere in the biography section that needs to be removed.  Often they are in one of the sources.

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Hi Richard. See this link:

Email addresses should only be entered in the Email Address field of profiles. Please never include an email address in a source citation, comment, biography, G2G post, etc.

Publicly posting someone else's email address can be considered a breach of privacy. It is treated very seriously in some legal jurisdictions. It is also likely to lead to spam for the person.

by Jim Richardson G2G Astronaut (1.0m points)
selected by Rubén Hernández
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Seems pretty self-explanatory to me. Maybe the e-mail address is in a link you used, and you didn't notice?
by Léa Haupaix G2G6 Mach 9 (94.9k points)

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