User talk:OddJobLot
February 2023
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Hello, I'm Smalljim. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Teignbridge, 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. —Smalljim 10:10, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Hello.
Wikipedia is not a soapbox. Content guidelines like MOS:GENDERID (which says to describe transgender subjects based on self-identification in WP:reliable sources, at all stages of their lives) apply to all WP:BLP subjects, including ones who have done terrible things or who editors dislike. Please don’t disrupt the project by changing article content based on your personal POV of what a subject’s gender is.
As a mostly unrelated matter: your edit summary made a claim that rape requires a perpetrator with particular anatomy or gender. This is factually incorrect and likely to be offensive or ignorant toward a number of victims. The article Rape by gender may interest you to learn more.
Lastly, gender and sexuality are a designated WP:contentious topic, meaning that behavioral guidelines and editor conduct are enforced more strictly. If you plan to continue contributing to this kind of article I would strongly advise reading relevant guidelines like MOS:GENDERID and other supplementary essays.
Regards, RoxySaunders (talk · contribs · count) 18:24, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
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Daniel Case (talk) 18:28, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
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