User talk:Mikewem: Difference between revisions

October 2024

Hello, I'm PakEditor. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Liturgy have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. PakEditor (talk) 13:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Strongly disagree. The language in the article I removed goes directly against WP:NPOV

I view your edit as disruptive. Mikewem (talk) 13:56, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

@Mikewem: The article already contains Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. I could not understand why you wanted to remove that content. Can you explain your changes with providing WP:RS or directly text from the sources for your changes. & then add them with citations at the article. Thanks. PakEditor (talk) 14:08, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I did not remove "by a religious group", I removed "by this specific religious group". "By a religious group" is still there because that statement is NPOV. "By this and specifically this religious group" was removed because that statement is not NPOV

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgy No mention of any specific religion in the definition here Mikewem (talk) 14:30, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Please remember to assume good faith when dealing with other editors, which you did not do on Talk:Zionism. Thank you. M.Bitton (talk) 17:36, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I did and do assume good faith. You are now making baseless accusations on my talk page. Mikewem (talk) 17:40, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I wasn't asking: this edit summary speaks for itself. M.Bitton (talk) 17:41, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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M.Bitton (talk) 17:15, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 17:22, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Please keep edit requests simple, change X to Y, sourced as necessary. No lengthy explanations, justifications, etc and avoid section headings such as "Controversial, unsourced statement in lead; invites accusations of antisemitic bias", "Edit Request" is sufficient. Thanks. Selfstudier (talk) 17:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I was as concise as I could've possibly been. Please do not delete edit requests in the future. I changed the title for the sake of civility, though I maintain the title was civil and conformed to WP guidelines. Mikewem (talk) 17:36, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

OK, if you persist with reverting (so far, 3 different editors), I will ask that you be blocked from editing. Use the template if you are having problems. Selfstudier (talk) 17:36, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

@ScottishFinnishRadish:, can you clarify here, please. Selfstudier (talk) 17:48, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

October 2024

You have been blocked from editing from certain pages (Talk:Zionism) for a period of 24 hours for edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

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Have the other editors who engaged in edit warring also been blocked? Mikewem (talk) 18:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

(after edit conflict) For what it's worth, I don't agree that your comment should have been wholesale removed. It needed to be a lot clearer and more concise for it to stand a chance of being actioned, but it was not disruptive in itself. Nonetheless, repeatedly restoring it against multiple other editors was disruptive and this block was necessary to stop that. Please take the 24 hours to draft an actionable edit request. Maybe familiarise yourself with a less controversial area of Wikipedia first. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:07, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm perfectly happy to engage with whatever area of Wikipedia I would like. Thank you for confirming your view that the deletions were vandalism. The other editors appeared to be working together, which is a violation of WP policy.

Please focus your blocks on vandals in the future. Mikewem (talk) 18:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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the edits I reverted were vandalism Mikewem (talk) 18:05, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

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Mikewem (talk) 18:05, 29 October 2024 (UTC)