User talk:GhostsOfGironde

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Welcome to my talk page! I work with facts and respect for genuine argument. I only ask the same of you. Please do not be disingenuous. I feel I have a moral obligation to note it. I know that that message only applies to a few and that most of the Talk will be productive. Can't wait! Please make a new section at the bottom of the page with the topic title that you wish to discuss!

Mona Eltahawy Override on Mistaken Understanding of "Criticism and Controversy" Section Edit

The title of this section was changed to reflect the topic of which it discusses rather than "November 2020" so that it accurately reflects what is being discussed. GhostsOfGironde (talk)

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. Thank you. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:15, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Can you tell me which one's so I can check the mistake you are mentioning?

GhostsOfGironde (talk) 23:19, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Oh, I think I see it and know what your talking and understand what your saying but still will read the policy info you sent. I don't think you got my first message because I didn't ping you. Like I said, I will look into it. Could you let me know you got this so I know I pinged you correctly? Again, thanks for the info/links.

@Roscelese: GhostsOfGironde (talk) 23:46, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi GhostsOfGironde, the warning is with regard to your edit on Mona Eltahawy. You would need to provide third-party sources that attest controversy about her writing, not just cite the Eltahawy piece and claim that it was controversial - otherwise, this is original research. Our sourcing standards for biographies of living people are particularly strict. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:22, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that is what I understood you to have been saying. Looks like the ping worked- thanks for the response.

GhostsOfGironde (talk) 01:59, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

I didn't see it as a warning at first but then was consolidating my talk page and realized that is what you called it later in post. I guess that is what it was...for a new Wikipedia user...rather than stating guidance - which is what I thought it was at first because of the use "we appreciate it". It was first appearing to a reasonable person as presented as help...People need to be kinder to newcomers when they are administrators that have been on Wikipedia for 15+ years. There are too many policy pages to read all of them and understand what the language in them specifically means without experience. And some of the time, interpretations by others are inaccurate in light of Arbitration Case decisions. You shouldn't have to have a "Wikipedia Policy Law Degree" prior to editing - at least that is what I think. Curious as to what others think. I'm not sure what the motive behind labeling that as a "warning" was. Since it was a warning...I'm now questioning the genuineness of the initial "we appreciate it". And who is "WE" that is spoken for?

GhostsOfGironde (talk) 04:21, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Talk page order

Please note that new posts to any talk page (user talk pages and article talk pages) should go at the bottom of the page, per WP:TPG. GorillaWarfare (talk) 16:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks.

GhostsOfGironde (talk) 20:03, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

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GorillaWarfare (talk) 21:53, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

@GorillaWarfare::Oh nice, thanks for the info boxes. I will look them over. I think I saw something like this elsewhere with other subjects. Do you know if there is one on Marxism? Its fine if you don't. I will look for one but if there is and it is easily accessible to you it would be great if you could send it.

You can see all the current areas of conflict covered by discretionary sanctions at WP:DSTOPICS. Marxism is not among them. GorillaWarfare (talk) 15:51, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Hey, awesome. Thank you!

GhostsOfGironde (talk) 23:06, 11 December 2020 (UTC)