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Re: non-neutrality edit made to Game of War page

Hi Lynx,

You'd mentioned that my comment was not neutral, but I'd contest that the Game of War chat feature is, in fact, not to be used for their customer service support. It's solely an in-game feature that attempts to resolve customer-to-customer communication difficulties. Many people in game think it would help them communicate with Machine Zone, but it doesn't. Maybe you'd want to reword it, but I think it's a pertinent point to make, don't you? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frog Nation (talk • contribs) 22:55, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:NOTFORUM (point 4). This is not the place to discuss what might make the game better, this is a site to objectively describe the game as it is. That kind of discussion would be more relevant on a forum dedicated to the game. LynxTufts (talk) 14:05, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not discussing how to tweak the game, I'm clarifying a misconception, further misconstrued in the wiki without an edit Frog Nation (talk) 13:50, 6 March 2018 (UTC)FrogNation[reply]

I don't see how it is a common misconception, that players cannot use the in game chat to speak to customer support. The text already seems to indicate that it is intended to be used by players to communicate with each other. If you have some sort of reliable source discussing how it is difficult to contact customer support, or if there is no way to contact customer support at all, then it can maybe be added to the Business and Marketing or Reception section. LynxTufts (talk) 20:32, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

March 2018 - Sahibzada Abdul Latif

Hello LynxTufts, I recently update the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahibzada_Abdul_Latif. The change I made actually reflected a more neutral perspective of the discussion topic. Muhammad (pbuh), the Founder of Islam, has stated that "He who proclaims his faith with the Kalima Shahada - There is no god, but God and Muhammad is his Messenger" is considered a muslim. Muhammad further states that "He who calls himself a muslim, is a muslim." With these clear directives presented by the founder of Islam regarding the status of being a muslim, how can it be accepted that "strict Islamic Sharia" would charge Sahibzada Abudul Latif with apostasy when it completely contradicts Muhammad's statements who brought us the Islamic Sharia? The Afghanistan government, by their own skewed interpretation, judged Abdul Latif to be an apostate, a judgement that in reality go against real Islamic Sharia. If you want to further understand true Islam, here is a link to get you started: www.trueislam.com.

However, regarding this article, it is incorrect to allege that "strict Islamic Sharia" affirms that one who accepts the second coming of the Messiah is an apostate. Further, it goes against actual Islamic Sharia to prescribe the death penalty for apostasy. This was evidently a misinterpretation if Islamic Sharia. The line should read "according to Afghan law of the time which was based on a misinterpretation of Islamic Sharia".

We cannot refer to an interpretation of a religious text as a 'misinterpretation' as this would violate WP:NPOV. As an attempt at compromise, I have removed the reference to Sharia entirely from the paragraph, as it was not necessary to the article. LynxTufts (talk) 14:01, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for your help!

I appreciate that there are still good people in this world

thank you! RepairingTRUTH (talk) 16:31, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request on 04:59:54, 14 March 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Lhensaniano

Lhensaniano (talk · contribs)
- Draft:Lhen saniano (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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This was deleted before I could review it LynxTufts (talk) 15:05, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Guillermo del Toro

Sounds like its not the first time when this editor (or as you will see from my links, group of editors) makes this kind of joke. See this, this, this and this.--Biografer (talk) 20:55, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the editing suggestions!

Hi, Thank you for the suggestions on editing the wiki page I'm working on. I've made the suggested changes and I hope its a much improved page. Thank you again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yum4eva (talk • contribs) 05:08, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lynx,

I was trying to insert a paragraph on the Friends of Animals page to update the section for the Wildlife Law Program and how it has filed several lawsuits and gotten several species on the Endangered Species List. I linked to the Wildlife Law program page. WLP is the legal arm of Friends of Animals. I'm baffled as to why you removed this paragraph when it's not controversial and simply states the facts.

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Etherole wicca

Why did you remove it Nic1016 (talk) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Yvonne Ridley

The antisemitic remarks made by Yvonne Ridley are in the youtube with her image talking. The transcript is verbatim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bihrgs (talk • contribs) 14:28, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Latte art page edit.

 First of all, thanks for the guidance, LynxTufts. I am new to editing Wikipedia. 
 I can see where you're coming from, I interpreted the links to particular brands may raise suspicion of biases of commercial interest.
 But now it seemed the whole section of milk pitcher is been removed. I do think it should be included (without links by now). It is an objective observation that milk pitcher plays a crucial part in latte art, as well as baristas' attention paid on their pitchers.
 Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

Shikee (talk) 16:56, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you can locate a reference to this on a non-commercial site (that isn't trying to sell the pitchers) you can use that as a source. Otherwise your content on the pitchers is Original research. LynxTufts (talk) 18:11, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Article with same title

Apparently, I was trying to create a page for "Mister Monster", the band from Montreal, but I couldn't because a page was already created, so I added to the page stating that the band was originally in Montreal and when disbanded the band from new Jersey took the name. My contribution was reverted with the comment "If the name is the only thing in common then they should have their own page", but I can't make another page because one already exists with the name. It's like saying Company ABC closes and a new Company ABC starts up, but they can't create a wiki page because the other company already created one. You should be able to show the history of the subject of the wiki "Mister Monster" it has a history and then it moved on. That relationship, even if it's just the name should be cohesive with the name, no? Otherwise you will have 10 different pages with "Mister Monster" by the year 2080?

Suggestions are welcome. Thanks...

Please read WP:DISAMBIG for information on how to handle subjects with the same name. I would also suggest starting the new article as a draft before creating it from scratch. LynxTufts (talk) 13:37, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

about Flavors of Youth: International Version copyright

Netflix Dont have Japan copyright is a fact! It's not a Original films. It's a Exclusive international film distribution.

I don't know what you're referring to. If you want to propose a change to an article that you can't make yourself, you should discuss it on the article's talk page. LynxTufts (talk) 16:45, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ranil Wickremesinghe

How can I add a source to this wikipedia article?

See WP:CITE for general information on the topic. If you already have a source in mind, take a look at WP:REFTOOLS and Wikipedia:RefToolbar/2.0 for information on how to use the built in citation tool. LynxTufts (talk) 12:47, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shinyribs

Thanks for reverting the obvious vandalism. I noticed it last night & when I went to fix it this morning, you beat me to it!

NBC Sunday Night Football

I'm Sorry I made a mistake graphics packages do not last forever but they don't last forever they change every now and then and I'm sorry I made that mistake. 68.103.78.155 (talk) 13:24, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:PROF

The proper standard for Draft:Bruce E. Hansenis WP:PROF, not WP:GNG. Please see WP:PROF for an explanation. DGG ( talk ) 03:36, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]