User talk:Daltonsatom

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We're aware that you should not trust Wikipedia, as Wikipedia is not a reliable source, so that is absolutely correct to do. I'm sorry that you didn't have a good experience. Accounts cannot be deleted for legal reasons, as all edits must be attributable to someone. If you intend to never return, you can request a courtesy vanishing which randomizes your account name. 331dot (talk) 10:56, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Before you make a decision

Hello, I know some situations experienced here can be frustrating. When you have such a strong passion for something it can be difficult to face challenges over it. We each have our own interests and passions. That's why I have said and will continue to tell anyone that will listen that if Wikipedia made a policy today that prohibited those with a COI from editing Wikipedia we might as well all just leave. Even those who fight against COI editing have a COI themselves so they would have to quit too. However, sometimes we can let our personal COI turn into something bigger than it needs to be and it can cloud our ability to see things through a neutral lens. Admins are not immune from that because they are human too. Wikipedia should strive for accurate information to be included and for the most part it gets it right. Accurate doesn't have to be the truth for all because the truth is relative to whether an individual believes it or not. Accurate simply means that all possible reliably sourced information is provided in a neutral encyclopedic tone which allows the reader to make their own decision. That becomes the truth according to them. I don't want Wikipedia deciding what is truth for me. But here's why I wrote you. I don't want to see an editor with potential needlessly leaving Wikipedia. It happens too often and I wish it didn't. You don't have to follow any suggestion I offer but please consider it. Take a small break. Then come back and choose a topic area that you might have some interest in but are not passionately linked to. Try editing in that subject field. See if you find that to be more pleasant. --ARoseWolf 15:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm not passionately linked to the topic. More to the philosophy. I guess I have a COI with perfectionism, LOL! I keep hearing about truth being relative, but I believe there is objective truth that can be verified is many cases and we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Didn't mean to rock the boat. Just looking for perspectives. I mean, I make two posts about my frustration to the community and I'm told I'm taking pot shots and people doing their best. The post was about a policy that I felt I was seeing abused. I know the titles may be a little click-bait. Sorry about that. Thanks for the response.Daltonsatom (talk) 16:04, 26 January 2022 (UTC)