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Happy editing! {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:22, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

May 2023

Hello, I'm GorillaWarfare. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Matt Taibbi, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 18:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You deleted my entire addition but your rationale only applies to part of it. The Newsweek article is acceptable as a "reliable source". I'll fix that. Helpingtoclarify (talk) 20:16, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't it interesting how conservative people have the most egregious stuff posted about them, but, even though liberals have (liberal) reliable sources which over and over and over confirm what you try to place in the talk section for consensus, and even though you get it, certain admins refuse to accept the consensus, can't wait till they can no longer do what they are doing. 2603:8080:3EF0:68F0:C1C7:9F9E:EBB7:200D (talk) 22:03, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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proxy deactivated. Was inadvertently engaged while I was editing Helpingtoclarify (talk) 23:31, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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After seeing your edits and talk page comments on Briahna Joy Gray, Fani Willis, KJP, and now Maddow, I'm seeing a pattern of your bias on these contentious topics. You should seek consensus for these edits before you make them. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:23, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024

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Please do not attack other editors. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. [1] O3000, Ret. (talk) 01:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This isn’t an attack. I’m just telling everyone what will happen based on passed experience so they can be ready to deal with it. Helpingtoclarify (talk) 02:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And please identify what I said is an “attack” Helpingtoclarify (talk) 02:42, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I linked to it. If you do not understand that your post was not civil, you are going to have difficulties here. Comment on content, not on contributors. O3000, Ret. (talk) 13:04, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That makes more sense as an explanation. The word “attack” is not the right description. That’s an over dramatization. Helpingtoclarify (talk) 15:05, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

biased people accusing you of bias.

interesting to me! 2603:8080:3E00:8D13:4D2D:52B0:78E1:6323 (talk) 16:47, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits to User talk:Helpingtoclarify while logged out. Please be mindful not to perform controversial edits while logged out, or your account risks being blocked from editing. Please consider reading up on Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts before editing further. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. It's indeed curious how two IPs both resolving to the same location (Brownsville) with no prior editing history both seem to have strong, controversial opinions about "bias" and administrator conduct towards another editor who they've elsewise never interacted with. I would strongly encourage you to review WP:SOCK ⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 16:51, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]