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File:Information.svg Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contribution(s). However, as a general rule, while user talk pages permit a small degree of generali{{#switch:{{{sp}}}|us=z|uk=s|#default=s}}ation, other talk pages such as Talk:COVID-19 lab leak theory are strictly for discussing improvements to their associated main pages, and many of them have special instructions on the top. They are not a general discussion forum about the article's topic or any other topic. If you have questions or ideas and are not sure where to post them, consider asking at the Teahouse. Thanks. McSly (talk) 17:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
File:Information orange.svg Please do not attack other editors, as you did at :Talk:COVID-19 lab leak theory. 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. Doug Weller talk 10:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
:Did you leave the same comment on Bon Courage's page? I merely matched his tone because that's all his does: his every other comment is "rubbish", and many people commented on that but I don't see any requests like this on his talk page.
:Search for "rubbish" on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:COVID-19_lab_leak_theory
:Also notice his general anti-American stance and just a general rude style. Zp112 (talk) 19:08, 24 April 2025 (UTC)