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I did not remove anything from Secession in the United States.I added two sections. Check once. Thank
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!
Hello Doug Weller, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2021. Happy editing, Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:24, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)I think you need to be more careful about your charges. Binksternet made an edit, which you reverted. I see two reverts by Binksternet and three by you today. You also misrepresented Binksternet's first edit by claiming that it removed sourced material. - Donald Albury21:01, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
But he did remove sourced material. College rock is sourced as being jangle pop.--2601:3C5:8200:97E0:793A:1031:8357:5838 (talk) 21:04, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for informing me about the restrictions, regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict articles. I'm just wondering, did I edit anything I wasn't supposed to? I'm pretty sure I was very careful and only posted an edit request on the article's talk page without changing anything that has to do with the main article. Ziad Rashad (talk) 04:32, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Now for something completely somewhat different...
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:38, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Happy holidays
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The editor who made this edit has been quite busy creating much work for others, but thankfully has not crossed the 500 edit mark yet!
I've just left copious messages on their Talk, but I wonder if it might be better if some bot reverted everything they have done in the realm of finding citations. A bunch of inapt refs is worse than multiple instances of "citation needed", since it gives the impression that a statement is supported and can be trusted. Reviewing their work involves diving into a bunch of disparate sources, plus the usual mechanics of reversion. I'd prefer not to be the one to do this massive cleanup.
I wish somebody had determined the editor's level of ability before turning them loose. If this person has interests, they should have been sounded out on what they like to read about before letting them take pot luck with whatever articles need citations. I'd love to hear your feedback.--Quisqualis (talk) 00:35, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I explained why I edited. Do not pretend you didn't see it
December 2020
As a matter of fact, Talk pages are expressly for ipen discussion and to deny this priveledge to editors goes against common sense and established Wikipedia precedent. If you do not appreciate other intelligent people freely and openly expressing views contrary to your own, you should leave the Wilipedia project. This is an Open Encyclopedia. It is not a grounds for censorship or totalitarian thought suppression. Despite your personal political beliefs, we are attempting to keep a neutral, unbiased encyclopedia. You have been reminded. Haerdt (talk) 04:03, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia is not a democracy. You have no "civil liberty" here. Wikipedia is nothing but an encyclopedia. Any community you may find in this place arises for the furtherance of the goals of Wikipedia to create an international, crowd-sourced encyclopedia. It is not social media, either. People who seek attention here will find Wikipedia a frustrating experience.
If Wikipedia ever tolerated or encouraged open discussion on talk pages, the inadvisability of such a practice surely hastened its termination. There is a precedent of hanging horse thieves in the US, but it does not mean we must continue to do so today.--Quisqualis (talk) 04:52, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Adding source/refs for new information on Dating of Mahabharata
Have you read/listened to the evidence and research Nilesh Oak has put together around dating of Mahabharata and Ramayana ?
Or, are you just going by him being a chemical engineer and not an academic ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by S raghu20 (talk • contribs) 16:07, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You’ve been reported,. I may not be following the exact coding procedure. Excuse me. I understand you are a senior editor and you may think you have some clout, but I do not appreciate the obnoxious approach you took to censoring my content. Don’t
be a fascist. The preservation of knowledge neutrally and with a high degree of fairness is important. Be kind.
Your words and actions as well as your attitude towards me over the past 24 hours demonstrate you lack good faith, kindness, and good will towards people of dispositions other than your own. Check yourself. This is my only warning to you. I am only a messenger. Good luck. Haerdt (talk) 12:02, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You’re not a sock, you’re a napkin
Your words and actions as well as your attitude towards me over the past 24 hours demonstrate you lack good faith, kindness, and good will towards people of dispositions other than your own. Check yourself. This is my only warning to you. I am only a messenger. Good luck. Haerdt (talk) 12:08, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]