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Original research
[edit]See WP:NOR and WP:VERIFY. Sources need to discuss the subject. Doug Weller talk 19:05, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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[edit]Stop removing information sourced to SPLC. That study has been widely referenced in RS which consider it reliable. Your edits border on vandalism because you fail to accept these facts. Legacypac (talk) 21:27, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
At Talk:List of Confederate monuments and memorials you left this edit. Was it in response to my edit above it? If so, why did you start a new section? Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:59, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
Seriously, stop messing with the caption. There was an RfC, it was closed. The current graph and caption reflects consensus. Your edits are becoming disruptive. Volunteer Marek 13:25, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
- The controversy was about the graph = NOT the caption. -Topcat777 13:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
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Confederate monuments
[edit]I was hoping you comment on a matter at the Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials talk page.--MagicatthemovieS
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[edit]That quote is not neutral. If it were accompanied by a quote supporting removals, that would be difference. But you can’t, or shouldn’t, use WP to support one side of a controversy. deisenbe (talk) 10:46, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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[edit]That there are more sources cited on one side than the other is a feature, not a bug, of Wikipedia. Due weight required that we balance differing POVs based on their prevalence in reliable sources. If there are more sources on one side than the other, there will be more of those sources in the article. That is not a reason to give a single opposing source significantly more space. Sorry, but that's not how it works here. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 20:08, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
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Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to List of Confederate monuments and memorials. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Please don't make stuff up and add it to articles. You've been cautioned once already. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:14, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Topcat777! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. glman (talk) 15:02, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
- Auburn fan? I would count the edit as minor. There is no dispute. The particular play is described in the article. The game and play are well known by that phrase- "Wrong-Way Bo." Topcat777 (talk) 15:30, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
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