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"understood to be a far-right individual"

my, my. Archipel Gulag is rearing it's ugly head. He does not hold "far right opinions", which can be discussed and which could change. We designate him as a "far right individual", marking and outlawing him as a *person*, and I guess he deserves what he's got coming. Where is Solzhenitsyn when you need him? --85.255.236.77 (talk) 13:12, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a point in here somewhere? O3000 (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The pathologization of political opinions doesn't worry you? It worries me. Any individual can change any viewpoint given new information. This article is designed to pigeonhole Paul and paint him as untrustworthy regardless of the accuracy or recency of his information using terms like "conspiracy theorist" and linking him to other "cancelled" celebrities. It's labelism and it needs to stop. My fear is that the pro-left academics at wikipedia will keep crying wolf and writing Doxxing articles until the public stops listening and we reach a point-of-no-return. Personally I have already stopped listening. Wikipedia's harsh censorship and biased rhetoric has radicalized me against all things left-wing. Further radicalization will occur until and unless conservative biographies are written with a neutral viewpoint. 124.169.149.140 (talk) 03:48, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Defending a proven far right racist, whose roster of content is complaining about all the non-whites in Europe, and inventing conspiracy theories you were already "radicalized" sir, seeing that you see no issue with this behaviour. 75.61.144.195 (talk) 04:17, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not a far right person? Oh really? https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/05/06/leaked-audio-underscores-dark-side-far-right-youtube-subculture^[1] 31.185.238.63 (talk) 13:15, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What, if anything, can be learned from the deleted versions?

Was the prod placement policy compliant?

I requested the deleted versions to be restored and grafted back onto the beginning of the revision history.

In 2008 a {{prod}} was placed on the article. My understanding of the {{prod}} rules is that new versions of previously deleted articles aren't eligible for prod. So, should the tagger have used G4? I don't think so. The diff between the last version, before the article's first deletion, and the first version after the deletion shows about 50 percent copied from the new article, and 50 percent new or rewritten material.

I think that is enough for it to not be eligible for G4. Both the prod tagger and the administrator have left the project, so no one can be asked to explain themselves. Geo Swan (talk) 01:42, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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As of August 2021 Paul Joseph Watson has 1,88 million subscribers on YouTube. 82.73.85.119 (talk) 07:57, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Sirdog9002 (talk) 08:44, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Could you please change the phrasing when it is said that Salon Magazine had proven the claim that Malmo was crime ridden by refugees false. Wikipedia is supposed to neutral at ALL times. You Could’ve said that the claim was CONTESTED by Magazines like Salon. 64.237.85.136 (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:52, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I think Watson should be called “Right Wing” instead of “Far Right” as his views are more akin to that of Right Wing Populism than any kind of organicist fascism. The editors may disagree but that is my Position. =3 64.237.85.136 (talk) 03:42, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Wikipedia is based on reliable sources, not the opinions of individual editors. The claim that Watson is "far-right" cites six sources. Saucy^{[talk – contribs]} 04:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Likely not born with “little” financial resources as he self described

From Nico Hines @ The Daily Beast:

“According to Watson’s birth certificate, Land Registry records, and Sheffield council, however, the story may have been a little more complicated; think stunning countryside vistas rather than the projects.

Watson was born on May 24, 1982, at Jessop Hospital in Sheffield to Philip and Hazel Watson. They registered their second son’s home address as School Lane in Grenoside, a suburb to the north of the city, which residents said had retained its traditional village atmosphere. Sheffield council said the house has never been in public ownership, so the records suggest he was not born on a council estate.

Over the next 20 years, the Watson family would live in a series of similar communities that run along the leafy northwest suburbs of Sheffield, separating the city from the picturesque Peak District National Park.” 153.33.46.22 (talk) 13:28, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

^ https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/05/06/leaked-audio-underscores-dark-side-far-right-youtube-subculture

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