User talk:Nickelaus

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Ian.thomson (talk) 18:08, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia's stance is to go with the reality-based "account," not with conspiracy theories. End of discussion. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:08, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So you're saying Wikipedia should simply conform to whatever government reports say? Is that the standard? How do you think this policy works out for China? Would you say that all content of a Chinese Wikipedia was true? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Wikipedia#China Nickelaus (talk) 18:21, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm saying that Wikipedia's arbitration committee has gotten tired of people who deny reality. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:04, 12 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]