User talk:Longewal
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Introduction to contentious topics
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You have recently edited a page related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups, 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.
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- @Newslinger: This editor is still not understanding that he is not allowed to edit Indian caste and military topics without becoming an ECP editor.[1] Chronos.Zx (talk) 13:26, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Longewal, due to current restrictions in the South Asia contentious topic, please keep in mind that you are not allowed to make edits related to "Indian military history" or "social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal" until your account is extended confirmed, with the exception of submitting appropriate edit requests on article talk pages. Your account will automatically be extended confirmed after you have made 500 edits and have been a registered user for at least 30 days; your account history shows that as of right now, you have made 5 edits and your account age is 21 days. Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Extended confirmed restriction (WP:ECR) for more information on this restriction, which affects all Wikipedia pages.Your recent edit to the Sati (practice) article at Special:Diff/1312909826 included claims regarding "Rajput clans", which is not allowed because one of the extended confirmed restrictions in the South Asia contentious topic covers "caste associations". However, you are allowed to propose your edit as an edit request on the article's corresponding talk page, Talk:Sati (practice). — Newslinger talk 15:13, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
- Apologies. I had no idea this was prohibited. I see the edit was reverted and rightly so. Longewal (talk) 01:51, 26 September 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Longewal, due to current restrictions in the South Asia contentious topic, please keep in mind that you are not allowed to make edits related to "Indian military history" or "social groups, explicitly including caste associations and political parties related to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal" until your account is extended confirmed, with the exception of submitting appropriate edit requests on article talk pages. Your account will automatically be extended confirmed after you have made 500 edits and have been a registered user for at least 30 days; your account history shows that as of right now, you have made 5 edits and your account age is 21 days. Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Extended confirmed restriction (WP:ECR) for more information on this restriction, which affects all Wikipedia pages.Your recent edit to the Sati (practice) article at Special:Diff/1312909826 included claims regarding "Rajput clans", which is not allowed because one of the extended confirmed restrictions in the South Asia contentious topic covers "caste associations". However, you are allowed to propose your edit as an edit request on the article's corresponding talk page, Talk:Sati (practice). — Newslinger talk 15:13, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
- @Newslinger: This editor is still editing the prohibited area despite above warnings.[2][3] Chronos.Zx (talk) 08:09, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
- I thought the restriction applied to Indian military history and caste-based articles. Also, taking part of Wikipedia talk page discussions is prohibited too? Longewal (talk) 16:05, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
- I just read the notice again and I see it applies to Talk pages too. Again, my bad. Thanks for reverting my edit. Longewal (talk) 16:10, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes. Also, the extended confirmed restriction covers all edits, even ones on pages that are mostly unrelated to South Asian social groups or Indian military history. Please remember that constructive edit requests on the article talk page are exempt from the restriction, so you can still propose the changes you would like to make. — Newslinger talk 20:13, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
- @Newslinger: This comment by User:Longewal which had nothing related to either Indian military history or caste groups was removed on flimsy grounds of "ECP restriction". The discussion also is unrelated to Indian military history or caste groups. Does ECP restriction apply to all topics even those outside of the Indian military history and caste groups topic areas? UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:55, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
- I've restored the comment in Special:Diff/1317091746. It does not appear to be a violation of the WP:CT/SASG extended confirmed restriction, as the comment in question, the disputed edit, and the initial comment in the discussion do not mention castes. — Newslinger talk 07:58, 16 October 2025 (UTC)
- I just read the notice again and I see it applies to Talk pages too. Again, my bad. Thanks for reverting my edit. Longewal (talk) 16:10, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
- I thought the restriction applied to Indian military history and caste-based articles. Also, taking part of Wikipedia talk page discussions is prohibited too? Longewal (talk) 16:05, 30 September 2025 (UTC)
October 2025
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Hello, I'm ScrabbleTiles. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. On Wikipedia, it's important that article content be verifiable. If you'd like to resubmit your change with a citation, your edit is archived in the page history. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 09:00, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
- As per MOS, I added a summary of the controversy section in a NPOV manner. I didn't add citations because I don't think citations are mandated for ledes. Longewal (talk) 09:05, 22 October 2025 (UTC)