User talk:Bitspectator

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Hi Bitspectator! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 09:08, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

:Hello Selfstudier. I created my account to nitpick those articles related to the Gaza war. Now that I am learning the joys of Wikipedia, I hope to expand my editing to other topics which interest me. I appreciate you being patient while I learn the ropes. Bitspectator (talk) 10:56, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

::Per the above notices and WP:ARBECR, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReliable_sources%2FNoticeboard&diff=1242169973&oldid=1242169535 this edit] has been reverted, only edit requests are permitted in the topic area. Thank you. Selfstudier (talk) 11:02, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

:::I'm confused then. Why is that noticeboard WP:ARBECR? What edit request could I make for that noticeboard beyond agreeing with whether a source is reliable? Bitspectator (talk) 11:10, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

::::You are not permitted to do anything related to the topic area, broadly construed, except make straightforward edit requests at article talk pages. You may comment at RSN about things that are not CTs. Selfstudier (talk) 11:20, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

:::::Got it, thanks. Bitspectator (talk) 11:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

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Sorry you feel frustrated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Calls_for_the_destruction_of_Israel#c-Bitspectator-20241024120800-Vice_regent-20241024072700 here]. Which question of yours did I ignore? VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 13:42, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

:The end of my previous comment [1] had a new line, with the question:

:{{talkquote|Now, what exactly in my original comment did you disagree with?}}

:This was after you asked me the following questions:

:{{talkquote|@Bitspectator can you explain the difference between opposing Israel's existence and being anti-Zionist? [2]}}

:{{talkquote|@Bitspectator, can you explain the difference between "Calls for the destruction of Israel" and "opposing Israel's existence"? [3]}}

:{{talkquote|@Bitspectator can you explain whether these following statements are "calling for the destruction of Israel" or are "anti-zionist" or both? [4]}}

:I gave each of these a straightforward response. You can respond to my question in the thread I asked it. Bitspectator ⛩️ 15:31, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Regarding your response to my edit request: in that case, it would be better to use Zuhri's statement itself, set in quotation marks ("the ongoing genocide in Gaza ..."). Checking the [https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/hamas-israeli-crimes-in-gaza-led-to-amsterdam-unrest-18230058 source], it's clear that Zuhri's statement is used verbatim (from that point onward) anyway, so this is as much a matter of attribution as it is of avoiding reflexive weasel word semioses.

I'm responding here only because I've missed the contentious topics template on two separate talk pages today, and don't want anyone to misconstrue my edits as an attempt at commentary (hence disruptive).

--ΝΗΜΙΝΥΛΙ 02:30, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

:Hi. I see nothing disruptive about your request. I opened it up, you can leave your follow up there. Bitspectator ⛩️ 02:50, 11 November 2024 (UTC)