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Minor edit

In what sense is this a minor edit? Bus stop (talk) 16:53, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry—I'm pretty new to all this, and I guess I didn't fully understand the distinction. I mistakenly thought that by including more specific information from the previously cited source, it would be considered minor. Is there something I should do to remedy that? Elle Kpyros (talk) 02:02, 16 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Z33 Doug Weller talk 08:14, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reverts

I have just reverted a number of your edits, across several articles. All of the reverted edits seemed to engage in questionable use of sources and heavy insertion of your personal point of view into Wikipedia's voice. Per WP:BRD, you are welcome to begin a discussion on any of the talk pages of the articles in question in order for a consensus to emerge about whether the content should be included in some form. If you do so, please remember to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). --JBL (talk) 18:37, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Z33 Johnuniq (talk) 22:08, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your opinion at Talk:Race and intelligence

As I'm sure you're aware, Wikipedia is built around reliable sources, not the opinions of its editors. Your repeated argument that there are differences in intelligence between races is not based on a reliable source and does not summarize any part of Race and intelligence, so in the eyes of the Wikipedia community it is nothing more than your personal point of view. Please limit your talk page contributions to comments that are supported by our Policies and Guidelines, not your personal opinion. –dlthewave ☎ 03:24, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I just glanced at your comments, like [1]. Seems like your stating positions based on what reliable sources say, and not your opinion. That's the correct way to do it. It's a controversial subject, so we always need to stick to what academia and whatnot say. Plus the editors here are kinda fighting like cats and dogs on this subject, so try and be one of the people who deescalates. More flys with honey, something, something, I got los of flys. Peregrine Fisher (talk) 06:09, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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nableezy - 18:16, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Scribd

Scribd is not a reliable source, especially for WP:BLP content.[2] - - MrX 🖋 11:40, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@MrX: Scribd is not the source, it's the host of the file. Snopes, which is an RS, is the source, and there are others.[1][2][3] Elle Kpyros (talk) 20:06, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If the source is Snopes, why in the world would you cite a self-published source like Scribd? You can't use Scribd any more than you can use Facebook or 191.186.98.122. - MrX 🖋 20:28, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MrX:No problem, would you kindly update it to Snopes? Thanks so much! Elle Kpyros (talk) 20:31, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
OK. - MrX 🖋 20:35, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@MrX: Appreciated, and thanks for setting me straight!Elle Kpyros (talk) 20:39, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

re: request for civility

There was no need to refer to me as "Perry Mason" and accuse me of "weasel wording"

Given that you were employing pseudo-legal justifications to introduce weasel-wording -- and not for the first time -- I'd say it was perfectly justified. If you don't like being informed that you're employing weasel words, you could always stop employing weasel words. --Calton | Talk 07:44, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Was Jacob Blake Charged With Raping a Child?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ Butterfield, Alan (2020-08-28). "Criminal complaint against Jacob Blake revealed". Mail Online. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. ^ "Posts claiming Jacob Blake faces child rape charges are unfounded". AP NEWS. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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