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JPxG, thank you very much for toughing through the Sewer Cover Barnstar challenge. You not only read through one of those date articles ( 2008), but you made substantial copy edits to it. I might ask if you were frightened by the prospect of wading into an endless fountain of disconnected trivia. But I expect you might answer something along the lines of this:
Frightened? You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death -- sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe. I was petrified. Then suddenly I felt a burst of, editing energy and I greatly improved the article, after which, I came to your talk page where I was acclaimed First Editor of Trivia de Luxe!
You, sir, have joined an elite club that is populated exclusively by those who can tough through abject boredom and prevail using nothing but shear willpower. Greg L ( talk) 04:38, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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The NI protocol page is inciting public disorder under the obscene publication act the text needs to removed or amended.
Question about removing facts on NI protocol - I think wikipedia is not neutral or citing their sources correctly.
Strange how you've removed my edit as 'vandalism' when the comment you have input has no reference or source apart from to stir up trouble. — Preceding
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At every turn the EU has tried to destroy the UK bid for independence from the unchecked totalitarian regime. Traitors who don't care for the future of their children support the oppressive EU totalitarian 'corporation', need to be cited to something. Whether they are "traitors who don't care for the future of their children" or not is irrelevant; the statement has to be attributed to a reliable source and expressed in a neutral point of view. For example, you might have better luck saying something like "Joe Smith, of the Wetumpka Picayune-Argus, said that "Traitors who don't care for the future of their children support the oppressive EU totalitarian 'corporation'", and include a link to Joe Smith's column in the Wetumpka Picayune-Argus where he said that. jp× g 10:58, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
That wasn't the comment in question though was it? I understand you want to restrict my freedom of speech but it's a two way street my friend. I can provide you with the laws that show the unchecked vertical direct effect of the EU on the previously sovereign states that created it, if that helps? The 'sovereign' states have no control over what the EU does and is much like a leviathan. The edit in question was you pitting UK and Ireland against each other with no source so I removed it. It appears your NI protocol page is just a dig at the United Kingdom?
Thank you for understanding, I'll collate some sources and get back to you. All the best — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.23.160.115 ( talk) 11:15, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Sorry, I was adding information on the eunuchs of the Oudh state and was in the middle of a revision adding new information and fixing spelling when Keith D. fixed citations and spellings here https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Oudh_State&diff=1027948812&oldid=1027945889. So then I edited over Keith D's version here https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Oudh_State&diff=1027949498&oldid=1027948812 I then manually tried to re add Keith D's citation fixes but I inadvertently reintroduced my capitalization mistake. I will re add the information I was adding now that I explained what was going on. Keith D's version included the capitalization mistake and I was copy pasting the paragraphs with the fixed citations from his version. Uorockum ( talk) 23:33, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello, JPxG. I am very new to Wikipedia and am not sure if this is an appropriate convention, but considering you have communicated with me on my Talk page, I wanted to reply back to you on yours. (If this is not what I should do in this case, please delete this! And I apologize!!) But anyway, This is user Yanzi526 and I see that you recently reverted this edit to Yu Yan (singer). Again, I want to apologize if this is not the correct way to handle such issues, but I wanted to ask directly what about this edit does not seem constructive. (??)
To explain the edit I made, another user added an inaccurate Korean name (it does not seem appropriate considering the singer in question is not of Korean origin and as someone who is a fluent Korean speaker, I can confirm the Korean text has an inaccurate pronunciation.) Additionally, I have added more recent career developments and links to new social media that has opened up in the past few days, as well as some citations. (I am currently trying to add MORE citations but I cannot do that when you keep reverting my edit!) At the current time, I am one of the few people contributing to this page and again, because I am new to this, I am not very good at adding citations. However, I understand this is extremely important and would like to do so properly. If there is any assistance you could provide, that would be appreciated. It is not my intention to vandalize the page in question and would really appreciate a few hours to go back and edit without anyone reverting the changes constantly! Again, I appreciate your dedication to keeping Wikipedia an accurate place. However, I am writing from verifiable sources and am just having trouble adding them to the page! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yanzi526 ( talk • contribs) 04:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! I have recently made a request for an assessment of the article Puppetry of the Penis on various WikiProjects. I have been editing this article for over a month, adding almost 3000 words, new sections, an infobox, media and more references for verifiability. I noticed you were a very active (and helpful) editor of Wikipedia and was wondering if you had the time if you could have a look at the article and provide me any feedback. I understand if it's not your area of expertise, but any general feedback would be much appreciated and possibly an assessment of the article for importance and quality. Thank you very much. Rubyredgirl ( talk) 09:46, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
just wait one second. Now I may not have the best 'stash in the world, country, state, town ... but that does not mean I can't be trusted. Thank you very much.
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A few people have accused my edits of being disruptive, and so I have attempted a "compromise" edit in an attempt to address my concern, and even if anyone disagrees with that edit, I will not make any more changes to the Preston Sturges article. I don't believe my edits were disruptive, and I believe that the accusation of disruption is more in response to the edit war itself, rather than to the content of the edit. It takes two people to engage in an edit war, so I'm hoping someone at least reached out to Beyond my Ken as well.
I think people might, just might, realize I have a point if they actually bother to read and consider my point, that the statements I'm trying to remove literally make no sense.
As I pointed out in my original edit, the article as it stands claims that "Sturges would typically "deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene" and then cited an alleged "example" of a tender love scene interrupted by a horse; cited example is neither an example of a turn of phrase, nor an example of a pratfall." I then clarified the reason for my objection -- "A horse is not a pratfall," a statement that would be axiomatic anywhere except in Wikipedia edits -- and I also proposed a solution -- "this claim needs clarification." I even suggested one possible form of clarification -- "Is the point simply the juxtaposition of comedy and drama? Then say so, minus the hyperbole." In short, I explained the reason for the edit, I suggested a solution that might warrant keeping the content, and I even tried to find some common ground to help aid in that clarification. All of this was ignored and I was instead accused of being disruptive. I suppose I could have avoided the accusation of disruption by not engaging in the edit war, but seriously, the only justification for declaring my edits to be disruptive is if you ignore my multiple attempts to explain the edit, propose a solution, and reach common ground.
I do have to also point out that the reason for the most recent revert of my revert doesn't make any sense, and now we're getting to the realm of absurdity here. The most recent reason was "you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so."
I've never heard of anyone being asked to provide a source for removing Wikipedia content. Is there a reason why my edit is being held to some sort of standard that isn't typically applied to Wikipedia edits in general? Keep in mind, I'm not making any claims in the edit itself -- bold or otherwise. It seems that the claim that a horse is a pratfall would be the bolder claim, and while a source is cited, as I have already pointed out, nowhere in the cited source does it claim that a horse is a pratfall.
Furthermore, the subjective nature of the content I deleted would, again, be accepted as "subjective" anywhere except in Wikipedia edits. The argument that Sturges was "surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time" -- I actually agree with that statement, but it's a matter of opinion. The article cites a source, but that doesn't mean that the article's author is objectively right. Clarifying the claim with something like, "according to this source, Sturges's work has the following qualities" but the article, as written, doesn't do that. It just makes the claim that Sturges was "surprisingly" naturalistic and mature, as if that's an objective fact.
Anyway, I'm hoping but really not expecting for you to read this and see that I wasn't trying to be disruptive. I'm also going to forward this to Beyond my Ken's page, talk page, just so he knows about this communication. (I think it's only fair.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.152.76 ( talk • contribs)
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You are being presented with this picture of a nice, cute family of lice. Maybe someday they can be your friends. Regards, Vermont ( talk) 22:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Simp (estimated annual readership: 1,200,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg ( talk) 10:56, 13 June 2021 (UTC) |
You think cleaning up the extremely biased entry and removing factually incorrect information and outright lies and broken links is "not constructive"? 🤨 Here's some problems with that entry:
I'm reverting my change. If you undo it again and revert to that overtly biased nonsense, I'll be filing a complaint. 😠— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.11.165.99 ( talk • contribs)
Canada's highest-circulation newspaper in overall weekly circulation", a reliable source cited in approximately 20,400 mainspace articles. It was neither fake nor dead. The section was badly written, but it doesn't make sense to excise citations (a badly written section should be given more sources, not fewer). Your second edit broke <ref> tags (you changed ":11" to ":1"); you also added stuff like "landed immigrants since 2007" (when the source cited for this claim says they moved there "about 14 years ago" and doesn't seem to say anything about them owning land). jp× g 20:15, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi there :@ JPxG:, you've been awfully focused on making sure disinformation campaign content by a male supremacist politician remains unchecked. Also making insinuations on my talk page of conflict of interest and/or that I'm a paid editor. I'm not. I have zero affiliation with the people or organizations. I am interested, however, in removing self-serving content contributed by authors abusing Wikipedia for disinformation and political manipulation in their own interest. I removed the section because the entirety of its content was by the politician himself with no verification by others (despite witnesses as made clear in media articles). It's part of a disinformation campaign against a female politician trying to kill a bill that she wrote. Please do a better job reviewing edits for disinformation and content that is not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whitecatwearinghat ( talk • contribs)
On June 9, 2021, Seabaugh accused Malinda Brumfield White of threatening to shoot him with a gun during a dispute over a domestic-abuse bill under consideration. White "later apologized on the House floor for the altercation", and in Malinda Brumfield White it says
On June 9, 2021, State Representative Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport accused White of threatening to shoot him with a gun during a dispute over a domestic-abuse bill under consideration. White "later apologized on the House floor for the altercation". These are both directly backed up by the source; is there an issue here I'm not aware of? jp× g 04:13, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
Again, jp, you've ignored my entire points in favor of enabling white male supremacist propaganda on Wikipedia. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 03:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
The event was about bipartisan domestic abuse bill to improve the enforcement of the rights of women and children, supported by women's rights groups and the women's caucus. This is a state where the femicide rate is top 5 in nation, and the gender disparity in domestic violence is astronomical. It's an extremely gendered topic, you're edits are male supremacist, and don't comply with Wikipedia's editing standards for living person bios and public officials requiring research from multiple sources and viewpoints for unbiased editing or that content added that includes bias and likely defamatory content, with fingerprints of the person who it's about or their political opponents, should be removed. That you have so little understanding of what the content you edited is about, and you've only apparently read one article that you keep pointing to is a big red flag. /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Public_figures
Your responses detracting from the substance of my criticism aren't helping this get resolved. Given the long problem with sexism in Wikipedia, how women are excluded and misrepresented by editors, I'd hope you'd be more in tune and responsive to the issues raised in your editing. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 13:04, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
3rr vandal u r duh duh DUH en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Talat_Pasha so that means you are unreliable since u edited this too!
That's not what happened here. The content was well-sourced in the reference section for the page. Every line doesn't need an inline citation, and there was no quote, obscure fact or other reason to demand inline citation. It was basic history, common knowledge to people who are up-to-date on this history. What I'm most concerned about is the revert silences and punishes people who coming to Wikipedia to try to historicize a genocide that has been inaccurately portrayed and hushed for so long. This was a neutral sourced edit. Deleting content, blocking, inflames emotions, and it's could be deeply upsetting to an editor of heritage, ethnicity or geography connected to a genocide to be deleted by someone who doesn't appear to know much if anything about it or intentionally manipulating. It comes off as Western or U.S.-based editors popping in asserting authority over the narrative they have no right to control like that. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 05:12, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, JPxG, thank you for your comment. Could you tell me what exactly why it did not appear constructive? IS there a reason that this inflammatory rhetoric keeps being added back despite the fact that the entire page was rewritten in a neutral stance? 50.212.14.35 ( talk) 19:03, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
On a related topic, do you think there is any chance this floatation device is actually styrofoam and not EVA foam? It seems like styrofoam would be a bit brittle to survive small children for long. It's a featured picture, so probably worth correcting if wrong. HLHJ ( talk) 01:57, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
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JPxG, thank you very much for toughing through the Sewer Cover Barnstar challenge. You not only read through one of those date articles ( 2008), but you made substantial copy edits to it. I might ask if you were frightened by the prospect of wading into an endless fountain of disconnected trivia. But I expect you might answer something along the lines of this:
Frightened? You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death -- sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe. I was petrified. Then suddenly I felt a burst of, editing energy and I greatly improved the article, after which, I came to your talk page where I was acclaimed First Editor of Trivia de Luxe!
You, sir, have joined an elite club that is populated exclusively by those who can tough through abject boredom and prevail using nothing but shear willpower. Greg L ( talk) 04:38, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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The NI protocol page is inciting public disorder under the obscene publication act the text needs to removed or amended.
Question about removing facts on NI protocol - I think wikipedia is not neutral or citing their sources correctly.
Strange how you've removed my edit as 'vandalism' when the comment you have input has no reference or source apart from to stir up trouble. — Preceding
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At every turn the EU has tried to destroy the UK bid for independence from the unchecked totalitarian regime. Traitors who don't care for the future of their children support the oppressive EU totalitarian 'corporation', need to be cited to something. Whether they are "traitors who don't care for the future of their children" or not is irrelevant; the statement has to be attributed to a reliable source and expressed in a neutral point of view. For example, you might have better luck saying something like "Joe Smith, of the Wetumpka Picayune-Argus, said that "Traitors who don't care for the future of their children support the oppressive EU totalitarian 'corporation'", and include a link to Joe Smith's column in the Wetumpka Picayune-Argus where he said that. jp× g 10:58, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
That wasn't the comment in question though was it? I understand you want to restrict my freedom of speech but it's a two way street my friend. I can provide you with the laws that show the unchecked vertical direct effect of the EU on the previously sovereign states that created it, if that helps? The 'sovereign' states have no control over what the EU does and is much like a leviathan. The edit in question was you pitting UK and Ireland against each other with no source so I removed it. It appears your NI protocol page is just a dig at the United Kingdom?
Thank you for understanding, I'll collate some sources and get back to you. All the best — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.23.160.115 ( talk) 11:15, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Sorry, I was adding information on the eunuchs of the Oudh state and was in the middle of a revision adding new information and fixing spelling when Keith D. fixed citations and spellings here https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Oudh_State&diff=1027948812&oldid=1027945889. So then I edited over Keith D's version here https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Oudh_State&diff=1027949498&oldid=1027948812 I then manually tried to re add Keith D's citation fixes but I inadvertently reintroduced my capitalization mistake. I will re add the information I was adding now that I explained what was going on. Keith D's version included the capitalization mistake and I was copy pasting the paragraphs with the fixed citations from his version. Uorockum ( talk) 23:33, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello, JPxG. I am very new to Wikipedia and am not sure if this is an appropriate convention, but considering you have communicated with me on my Talk page, I wanted to reply back to you on yours. (If this is not what I should do in this case, please delete this! And I apologize!!) But anyway, This is user Yanzi526 and I see that you recently reverted this edit to Yu Yan (singer). Again, I want to apologize if this is not the correct way to handle such issues, but I wanted to ask directly what about this edit does not seem constructive. (??)
To explain the edit I made, another user added an inaccurate Korean name (it does not seem appropriate considering the singer in question is not of Korean origin and as someone who is a fluent Korean speaker, I can confirm the Korean text has an inaccurate pronunciation.) Additionally, I have added more recent career developments and links to new social media that has opened up in the past few days, as well as some citations. (I am currently trying to add MORE citations but I cannot do that when you keep reverting my edit!) At the current time, I am one of the few people contributing to this page and again, because I am new to this, I am not very good at adding citations. However, I understand this is extremely important and would like to do so properly. If there is any assistance you could provide, that would be appreciated. It is not my intention to vandalize the page in question and would really appreciate a few hours to go back and edit without anyone reverting the changes constantly! Again, I appreciate your dedication to keeping Wikipedia an accurate place. However, I am writing from verifiable sources and am just having trouble adding them to the page! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yanzi526 ( talk • contribs) 04:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! I have recently made a request for an assessment of the article Puppetry of the Penis on various WikiProjects. I have been editing this article for over a month, adding almost 3000 words, new sections, an infobox, media and more references for verifiability. I noticed you were a very active (and helpful) editor of Wikipedia and was wondering if you had the time if you could have a look at the article and provide me any feedback. I understand if it's not your area of expertise, but any general feedback would be much appreciated and possibly an assessment of the article for importance and quality. Thank you very much. Rubyredgirl ( talk) 09:46, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
just wait one second. Now I may not have the best 'stash in the world, country, state, town ... but that does not mean I can't be trusted. Thank you very much.
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A few people have accused my edits of being disruptive, and so I have attempted a "compromise" edit in an attempt to address my concern, and even if anyone disagrees with that edit, I will not make any more changes to the Preston Sturges article. I don't believe my edits were disruptive, and I believe that the accusation of disruption is more in response to the edit war itself, rather than to the content of the edit. It takes two people to engage in an edit war, so I'm hoping someone at least reached out to Beyond my Ken as well.
I think people might, just might, realize I have a point if they actually bother to read and consider my point, that the statements I'm trying to remove literally make no sense.
As I pointed out in my original edit, the article as it stands claims that "Sturges would typically "deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene" and then cited an alleged "example" of a tender love scene interrupted by a horse; cited example is neither an example of a turn of phrase, nor an example of a pratfall." I then clarified the reason for my objection -- "A horse is not a pratfall," a statement that would be axiomatic anywhere except in Wikipedia edits -- and I also proposed a solution -- "this claim needs clarification." I even suggested one possible form of clarification -- "Is the point simply the juxtaposition of comedy and drama? Then say so, minus the hyperbole." In short, I explained the reason for the edit, I suggested a solution that might warrant keeping the content, and I even tried to find some common ground to help aid in that clarification. All of this was ignored and I was instead accused of being disruptive. I suppose I could have avoided the accusation of disruption by not engaging in the edit war, but seriously, the only justification for declaring my edits to be disruptive is if you ignore my multiple attempts to explain the edit, propose a solution, and reach common ground.
I do have to also point out that the reason for the most recent revert of my revert doesn't make any sense, and now we're getting to the realm of absurdity here. The most recent reason was "you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so."
I've never heard of anyone being asked to provide a source for removing Wikipedia content. Is there a reason why my edit is being held to some sort of standard that isn't typically applied to Wikipedia edits in general? Keep in mind, I'm not making any claims in the edit itself -- bold or otherwise. It seems that the claim that a horse is a pratfall would be the bolder claim, and while a source is cited, as I have already pointed out, nowhere in the cited source does it claim that a horse is a pratfall.
Furthermore, the subjective nature of the content I deleted would, again, be accepted as "subjective" anywhere except in Wikipedia edits. The argument that Sturges was "surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time" -- I actually agree with that statement, but it's a matter of opinion. The article cites a source, but that doesn't mean that the article's author is objectively right. Clarifying the claim with something like, "according to this source, Sturges's work has the following qualities" but the article, as written, doesn't do that. It just makes the claim that Sturges was "surprisingly" naturalistic and mature, as if that's an objective fact.
Anyway, I'm hoping but really not expecting for you to read this and see that I wasn't trying to be disruptive. I'm also going to forward this to Beyond my Ken's page, talk page, just so he knows about this communication. (I think it's only fair.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.152.76 ( talk • contribs)
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You think cleaning up the extremely biased entry and removing factually incorrect information and outright lies and broken links is "not constructive"? 🤨 Here's some problems with that entry:
I'm reverting my change. If you undo it again and revert to that overtly biased nonsense, I'll be filing a complaint. 😠— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.11.165.99 ( talk • contribs)
Canada's highest-circulation newspaper in overall weekly circulation", a reliable source cited in approximately 20,400 mainspace articles. It was neither fake nor dead. The section was badly written, but it doesn't make sense to excise citations (a badly written section should be given more sources, not fewer). Your second edit broke <ref> tags (you changed ":11" to ":1"); you also added stuff like "landed immigrants since 2007" (when the source cited for this claim says they moved there "about 14 years ago" and doesn't seem to say anything about them owning land). jp× g 20:15, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi there :@ JPxG:, you've been awfully focused on making sure disinformation campaign content by a male supremacist politician remains unchecked. Also making insinuations on my talk page of conflict of interest and/or that I'm a paid editor. I'm not. I have zero affiliation with the people or organizations. I am interested, however, in removing self-serving content contributed by authors abusing Wikipedia for disinformation and political manipulation in their own interest. I removed the section because the entirety of its content was by the politician himself with no verification by others (despite witnesses as made clear in media articles). It's part of a disinformation campaign against a female politician trying to kill a bill that she wrote. Please do a better job reviewing edits for disinformation and content that is not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whitecatwearinghat ( talk • contribs)
On June 9, 2021, Seabaugh accused Malinda Brumfield White of threatening to shoot him with a gun during a dispute over a domestic-abuse bill under consideration. White "later apologized on the House floor for the altercation", and in Malinda Brumfield White it says
On June 9, 2021, State Representative Alan Seabaugh of Shreveport accused White of threatening to shoot him with a gun during a dispute over a domestic-abuse bill under consideration. White "later apologized on the House floor for the altercation". These are both directly backed up by the source; is there an issue here I'm not aware of? jp× g 04:13, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
Again, jp, you've ignored my entire points in favor of enabling white male supremacist propaganda on Wikipedia. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 03:25, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
The event was about bipartisan domestic abuse bill to improve the enforcement of the rights of women and children, supported by women's rights groups and the women's caucus. This is a state where the femicide rate is top 5 in nation, and the gender disparity in domestic violence is astronomical. It's an extremely gendered topic, you're edits are male supremacist, and don't comply with Wikipedia's editing standards for living person bios and public officials requiring research from multiple sources and viewpoints for unbiased editing or that content added that includes bias and likely defamatory content, with fingerprints of the person who it's about or their political opponents, should be removed. That you have so little understanding of what the content you edited is about, and you've only apparently read one article that you keep pointing to is a big red flag. /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Public_figures
Your responses detracting from the substance of my criticism aren't helping this get resolved. Given the long problem with sexism in Wikipedia, how women are excluded and misrepresented by editors, I'd hope you'd be more in tune and responsive to the issues raised in your editing. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 13:04, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
3rr vandal u r duh duh DUH en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Talat_Pasha so that means you are unreliable since u edited this too!
That's not what happened here. The content was well-sourced in the reference section for the page. Every line doesn't need an inline citation, and there was no quote, obscure fact or other reason to demand inline citation. It was basic history, common knowledge to people who are up-to-date on this history. What I'm most concerned about is the revert silences and punishes people who coming to Wikipedia to try to historicize a genocide that has been inaccurately portrayed and hushed for so long. This was a neutral sourced edit. Deleting content, blocking, inflames emotions, and it's could be deeply upsetting to an editor of heritage, ethnicity or geography connected to a genocide to be deleted by someone who doesn't appear to know much if anything about it or intentionally manipulating. It comes off as Western or U.S.-based editors popping in asserting authority over the narrative they have no right to control like that. Whitecatwearinghat ( talk) 05:12, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
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