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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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Hello, Goethean. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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Introduction to contentious topics

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—Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:33, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction to contentious topics

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You have recently edited a page related to articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles, a topic designated as contentious. This is a brief introduction to contentious topics and does not imply that there are any issues with your editing.

A special set of rules applies to certain topic areas, which are referred to as contentious topics. These are specially designated topics that tend to attract more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project and have been designated as contentious topics by the Arbitration Committee. When editing a contentious topic, Wikipedia's norms and policies are more strictly enforced, and Wikipedia administrators have an expanded level of powers and discretion in order to reduce disruption to the project.

Within contentious topics, editors should edit carefully and constructively, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and:

Editors are advised to err on the side of caution if unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. If you have any questions about contentious topics procedures, you may ask them at the arbitration clerks' noticeboard or you may learn more about this contentious topic here. You may also choose to note which contentious topics you know about by using the {{Ctopics/aware}} template.

—Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:36, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

August 2025

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Kat Abughazaleh. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note:

  1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 22:33, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is incredibly dishonest and cynical to start edit warring, as you did, and then immediately jump on my page and accuse me of edit warring. Incredibly dishonest and cynical. — goethean 12:01, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

September 2025

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Information icon Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Talk:Kat Abughazaleh. 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. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 15:01, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So it seems that Wikipedia has become a race to see who can be the most dishonest, cynical, cutthroat, and nihilistic. You win. — goethean 15:15, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]