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October 2020[edit]

Information icon Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Jordan. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges.


I have restored the wording per what appears to be consensus back in 2018/2019, according to the article's talk page. You are welcome to start a new discussion if you believe the wording should be changed.
 S0091 (talk) 19:04, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discretionary sanctions notice for the Arab-Israeli conflict[edit]

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You have shown interest in the Arab–Israeli conflict. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.


For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Doug Weller talk 11:39, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You must follow these page-specific restrictions until you have 500 edits and have been here 30 days[edit]

For the purposes of editing restrictions in the ARBPIA topic area, the "area of conflict" shall be defined as encompassing

  1. the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted ("primary articles"), and
  2. edits relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, to pages and discussions in all namespaces with the exception of userspace ("related content")

Also,

500/30 Rule: All IP editors, users with fewer than 500 edits, and users with less than 30 days' tenure are prohibited from editing content within the area of conflict. On primary articles, this prohibition is preferably to be enforced by use of extended confirmed protection (ECP) but this is not mandatory. On pages with related content, or on primary articles where ECP is not feasible, the 500/30 Rule may be enforced by other methods, including page protection, reverts, blocks, the use of pending changes, and appropriate edit filters. Reverts made solely to enforce the 500/30 Rule are not considered edit warring.

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1. Editors who are not eligible to be extended-confirmed may use the Talk: namespace to post constructive comments and make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided they are not disruptive. Talk pages where disruption occurs may be managed by any of the methods noted in paragraph b). This exception does not apply to other internal project discussions such as AfDs, WikiProjects, RfCs, noticeboard discussions, etc.

2. Editors who are not eligible to be extended-confirmed may not create new articles, but administrators may exercise discretion when deciding how to enforce this remedy on article creations. Deletion of new articles created by editors who do not meet the criteria is permitted but not required. Doug Weller talk 11:39, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

3. One Revert Restriction (1RR): Each editor is limited to one revert per page per 24 hours on any edits made to content within the area of conflict. Reverts made to enforce the 500/30 Rule are exempt from the provisions of this motion. Also, the normal exemptions apply. Editors who violate this restriction may be blocked by any uninvolved administrator.

Note that this means your edits on such pages (which you aren't yet eligible to make) may be reverted by anyone at any time. These restrictions are stricter than those in most other areas because of the problems that we've had in this area. Doug Weller talk 11:39, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now that you've been alerted, I expect you to avoid edits relating to the dispute[edit]

And if in doubt, don't. Don't post images relating to the dispute, as you've done. Don't post about borders, etc. Doug Weller talk 13:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'll be careful.--Watchlonly (talk) 14:30, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome[edit]

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Watchlonly, good luck, and have fun. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:25, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Medieval antisemitism[edit]

In this article, I removed the following text: <ref>{{cite book |title=Bible |date=c. 1245-50 |publisher=Pierpont Morgan Library |location=New York}}</ref>. There are several things wrong with this. First, the Pierpont Morgan Library is not a publisher and most certainly did not publish the Bible. Neither the library nor the publisher location of New York existed in the 13th century (anachronistic). And finally, this citation was used to support the claim that in one piece [of Medieval Art], a Jew is placed in between the pages of a Bible, while sacrificing a lamb with a knife. The lamb is meant to represent Christ, which serves to reveal how Christ died at the hands of the Jewish people. The Bible (mostly written at least two millenia ago) makes no such commentary on Medieval Art (anachronistic), and does not support this claim. This (so-called) "citation" does not belong here. kennethaw88 • talk 16:37, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies. I didn't understand what you meant. I'll revert myself. Thanks for the clarification.--Watchlonly (talk) 16:15, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive behavior[edit]

I think the honeymoon is over. You have had the IP policies clearly explained to you. Your editing at the talk page for Hamas after verging on the disruptive for a while, has now morphed into, well, let's say bad behavior, clearly partisan commentary, unsourced personal opinions on the conflict and unnecessary abuse directed at other editors. If you want to solicit editors to edit on your behalf, kindly do that on the talk pages of those editors and not on the main talk page. Of course you may make edit requests in your own name, that is permitted. Thank you for your attention.Selfstudier (talk) 22:57, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioned[edit]

Hello Watchlonly. You were mentioned on my talk page at User talk:EdJohnston#ARBPIA3. No particular response is required. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 03:08, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

October 2020[edit]

Information icon Hello, I'm Idell. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Ten Commandments seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Idell (talk) 18:55, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ARBPIA[edit]

Hi Watchlonly!

Please read the ARBPIA 500/30 rules carefully. You are not allowed to participate in RfC discussions. It is your responsibility to understand and follow the rules and ignorance is not a defense. If you don't, you risk being blocked. Sorry for my bluntness, but it is "for your own good" because the tolerance for disruptive edits in this area of Wikipedia is very low. ImTheIP (talk) 19:17, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Making it "official" since the issue of unqualified editing in IP area has been pointed out multiple times now.

Please stop your disruptive editing.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Talk:Israel, you may be blocked from editing.

Selfstudier (talk) 19:28, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thank you very much.--Watchlonly (talk) 19:29, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That last comment of yours at the RfC was disruptive, any more comments like that will lead to a block or ban of some sort if I see them. Your choice. Doug Weller talk 19:42, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hanukkah[edit]

Please pay attention that you are edit warring at Hanukkah, and that you have already made 3 reverts. I remind you of WP:3RR. Debresser (talk) 16:36, 15 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish deicide[edit]

I am posting here to alert you to the discussion I have started at Talk:Jewish deicide#Edit conflict. Beaneater (talk) 01:58, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holiday[edit]

Happy New Year, Watchlonly[edit]

Happy New Year!

Watchlonly,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.


Simon Adler (talk) 19:27, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much!--Watchlonly (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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ImTheIP (talk) 09:35, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! Jorm (talk) 03:04, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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--Jorm (talk) 03:05, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi[edit]

I saw your comment at Talk:Jews of Libya during the Holocaust. You may wish to participate in a related discussion at Talk:Turkey and the Holocaust. (t · c) buidhe 18:53, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

buidhe, I'm sorry but how is there a related discussion at Talk:Turkey and the Holocaust? The comment at Talk:Jews of Libya during the Holocaust was about a move request, but there's no move request there. Isn't this WP:CANVASSING?VR talk 20:41, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's a related topic. I have no idea what their opinion would be, I just thought they might want to know about an ongoing discussion. (t · c) buidhe 20:43, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits on Hezbollah[edit]

Hi. Please be aware of WP:BRD. On the page Hezbollah your edit [1] was reverted. The burden is therefore upon you to discuss your proposed change on the talk page so that a consensus can be found. Resorting to edit warring, instead of doing so, can lead to your account being suspended. ImTheIP (talk) 17:07, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

prior accounts[edit]

Have you used any other account to edit Wikipedia previously? nableezy - 16:01, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, why do you ask?--Watchlonly (talk) 16:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You remind me of somebody that I used to know. nableezy - 21:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Noticeboard discussion[edit]

Hello!!! My apologies, I totally meant to leave a notification here regarding the noticeboard discussion, but I never actually clicked "publish changes" (i just had the tab opened in the background). I'm glad you found it. Jonmaxras (talk) 20:58, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's ok. Don't worry. I found the noticeboard discussion on my alerts.--Watchlonly (talk) 21:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You have violated the One Revert Restriction (1RR)[edit]

You was notified before about the 1RR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Watchlonly#You_must_follow_these_page-specific_restrictions_until_you_have_500_edits_and_have_been_here_30_days

You violated it at the Qatayef article by doing two reverts within two hours.

I suggest you self revert.--Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 08:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sue me. Qatayef article is not under ARBPIA restrictions.--Watchlonly (talk) 11:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As you can see in the warning you received before, it says: "the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted", you adding Israel in an Arab dish article is part of that restriction.--Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 11:51, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree. It's just a dish, not part of the Arab-Israeli conflict.--Watchlonly (talk) 15:39, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Watchonly that this article does not fall under the ARBPIA restrictions. But even if one incorrectly thinks it does, as Supreme Deliciousness seems to think, there is no violation here, because everts made to enforce the 500/30 Rule (like the first revert) are exempt according to the very restrictions he is citing.

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February 2021[edit]

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Odessa pogroms; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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INS IPA pronounciations[edit]

You recently reverted my edit adding IPA pronunciation guides to ships in the Israeli Navy article as 'not appropriate to show in the text'. I added them specifically because some ship names had IPA pronunciations and others did not, thus homogenizing the list. I think the list should either have IPA on all ships, or not at all. The current version doesn't make sense. Av = λv (talk) 23:25, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't understand what you wanted to do.--Watchlonly (talk) 23:37, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Kissinger[edit]

Henry Kissinger
Regarding your removal of "Henry Kissinger is now the last surviving member of the Nixon administration Cabinet" because you feel it is off topic...why not move it to a section where you feel it would be more relevant instead of simply deleting it altogether? Sean 2015 (talk) 00:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Article "1934 Thrace pogroms"[edit]

The photograph has nothing to do with the pogroms, that was 10 years later. And I added an argument about Atsız's role. What led you to delete it? --Isvind (talk) 09:20, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing my typos![edit]

I should stop editing when I'm tired. Cheers, Arminden (talk) 03:59, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Contribute towards improving articles, not adding to edit-counts by mere reverts[edit]

—111.223.26.178 (talk) 07:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

1rr[edit]

You violated the 1RR at Israel and the apartheid analogy. I dont intend to report this, but kindly dont do that again. Also, it isnt generally an acceptable thing to revert an edit discussed on a talk page without making an argument there. nableezy - 04:15, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You are right, sorry. I didn't realize I made another revert less than 24 hours before. It was a mistake. I'll be more careful next time.--Watchlonly (talk) 14:50, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciation[edit]

Dear Watchlonly,

Appreciate you taking the time to help edit Messiah in Judaism! Hope to collaborate with you more in the future!

Blessings,

Yaakov W. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yaakov Wa. (talk • contribs) 04:46, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked as a sockpuppet[edit]

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If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Sro23 (talk) 15:14, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked as a sockpuppet[edit]

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts as a sockpuppet of User:יניב הורון per the evidence presented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/יניב הורון. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  ~TNT (she/her • talk) 22:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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