Talk:Aquil Abdullah#Removed categories

I'm not sure why my question [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Namiba&oldid=prev&diff=1191832303&markasread=300564892&markasreadwiki=enwiki] on Namiba's talk page was reverted without a response. So I'm reposting my question here. {{ping|Namiba}}, can you walk me thru how you came to the conclusion that Abdullah had "no claim of african heritage" [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aquil_Abdullah&oldid=1190959409]? I'm trying to understand because I interpret the sentence "He was also the first African-American male to win a rowing national championship in 1996, when he won the single sculls competition.[2]" along with the source to "count" as him being African-American. {{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=Perseverance Pays Off in African-American Rower's Quest for Olympics - 2004-07-14 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2004-07-14-41-1-67500867/283012.html |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Voice of America |language=en}} Like, genuinely, I'm just trying to understand how you're coming to your conclusion. Mason (talk) 03:01, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

:Take the hint of me not answering on my talk page: I don't engage with editors posing snarky questions.--User:Namiba 03:04, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

::It wasn't snarky. I was genuinely asking because I wanted to understand how you interpret sourcing about ethnicity given the category discussions where you raise this issue. Mason (talk) 03:10, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

:::Ok, I misread the article while editing.--User:Namiba 13:17, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

::::I wish you had just said that instead of calling me snarky and reverting my question. I tried to assume good faith when I asked the question, and I don't know how I could have asked my question in a less snarky way. Mason (talk) 00:24, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

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