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Intersex

Hello, Askingquestions2, and Welcome to Wikipedia. Thanks for your recent contribution to Intersex. Unfortunately, I had to undo it. As a general rule, the lead of the article summarizes and introduces the article, it is not the place to add new, unique information not already contained in the body of the article. Also, all material added to the body must be verifiable, and should include references from reliable sources. Finally, the whole topic of gender is a contentious one, and undergoes a higher level of scrutiny than most, so you should read and be aware of the policy on discretionary scanctions which governs this article and many like it. This is a tough area for a fairly new editor to learn the ropes. If you wish to continue with this article, I might suggest that you talk over your desired changes on the Talk page first, before altering the article itself. This will ensure you a better reception. Hope this helps, Mathglot (talk) 06:41, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Logically valid articles of valid sources. Important to show how social organizations misinterpret the subject. That is why I called it unreliable and unscientific. Essentially the entire article is unreliable due to lack of scientific basis and understanding of male and female sex. I will need to repost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Askingquestions2 (talk • contribs) 06:50, February 21, 2018 (UTC)‎

It is unwise to get involved an edit war in an area under discretionary sanctions. Let me add the standard boilerplate for you below, to make sure you understand what is involved. Please take your concerns to the Talk page of the Intersex article, and work out a consensus there, before making the same or similar changes to the article. Also, please read up on talk page standards like signing your talk page and indentation to ensure proper threading of conversations. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 06:59, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I just wanted to clarify something that I probably wasn't clear about above. The fact that your attempted change was reverted, doesn't mean that what you said above about "the entire article [being] unreliable due to lack of scientific basis and understanding of male and female sex" was wrong, or that anybody necessarily disagrees with you. You are probably correct; this is a volunteer project, and innumerable articles are in a poor state and need significant improvement, and this may well be one of them. But there are certain ways of doing things around here, and gaining consensus is a core policy at Wikipedia, and is the primary way decisions are made on Wikipedia, and it is accepted as the best method to achieve our goals; i.e., to achieve our five pillars. That's one of the reasons that just insisting on your own way of doing things, via edit-warring or any other way, regardless of how right you are, will never work, and will probably only end up getting you blocked from editing. So, instead of going that route, just please step back, take a breath, and try and follow the guideline recommendations. I tried to tell you before that areas under Discretionary Sanctions are a really tough place for someone new to learn the ropes, and it would be easier for you in another topic area, but if you really want to contribute to this article specifically despite that, then I urge you to read and understand the guidelines to contributing, to interact with other editors, and to use the Intersex article Talk page to gain consensus for the changes you want to make. That's the best advice I can offer you. I'm happy to respond to any questions or comments you may have, or you can use the {{Help me}} template to solicit additional feedback from other editors. Mathglot (talk) 08:04, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree. There definitely are current ways of doing things on wikipedia and i am definitely doing them the correct way, I suggest you stop harrassing me and take the advice: there are certain ways of doing things around here, and gaining consensus is a core policy at Wikipedia, and is the primary way decisions are made on Wikipedia, and it is accepted as the best method to achieve our goals; i.e., to achieve our five pillars. That's one of the reasons that just insisting on your own way of doing things, via edit-warring or any other way, regardless of how right you are, will never work, and will probably only end up getting you blocked from editing. So, instead of going that route, just please step back, take a breath, and try and follow the guideline recommendations.

Be careful because I do not want to see you get blocked for edit warring. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Askingquestions2 (talk • contribs) 13:37, February 21, 2018 (UTC)

Edit-warring at Intersex

Your recent editing history at Intersex shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. In addition, this article is subject to discretionary sanctions (see above). To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Mathglot (talk) 07:08, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can start a new discussion at the article talk page, by going to Talk:Intersex, and clicking the tab to start a New section; or you may just click here to start a new section. You can lay out your concerns there, and attempt to get consensus for your change. Remember that any addition you are proposing should first be destined for the body of the article, and not the lead, which summarizes and reflects the content of the body. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me; alternatively, you may pose a question here on your Talk page, and add {{Help me}} to your question, and another volunteer will be along to help you soon. Hope this helps, Mathglot (talk) 07:36, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dont block me, block the other people? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Askingquestions2 (talk • contribs) 13:34, February 21, 2018 (UTC)

Your changes to the page Intersex misrepresent the words of the Intersex Society of North America, an organization that I note closed a decade ago. Your words need to be properly cited and properly represent the source material. You also appear to be engaged in an edit war. Trankuility (talk) 03:36, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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