User talk:SydCarlisle

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⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 18:22, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What was the purpose of reverting broken link?

You've reverted to a broken link because you missed my correction edit after finding the working link that supports the claim being made. SydCarlisle (talk) 19:25, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

An old person's advice

I'm an old guy who likes to mentor new people. Please read this essay: WP:STICK. Bearian (talk) 08:57, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the advice but, I was just working through the steps. Noticeboard was the last step. If Wiki refuses to treat one country differently than it's peers, so be it. At least I did what I could.

Thank you SydCarlisle (talk) 09:35, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

correction: If Wiki refuses to treat one country the same as it's peers, so be it. SydCarlisle (talk) 09:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Surprised no one else has said this, but the main issue was WP:DUE, there are a crazy amount of high quality scholarly sources (WP:BESTSOURCES) characterising the US government, we’d need at least a handful to add something let alone change it Kowal2701 (talk) 10:33, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]