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Is Wikipedia supposed to uncritically repeat lies? You reverted changes supported by the cited sources. What this man is publishing is unsupported by evidence. I feel like it is important to mention that. Surgical0371 (talk) 03:45, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 2024

Hi Surgical0371! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at John Fetterman that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. BBQboffin^{grill me} 01:57, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My changes were undone, and no reason was given, how can I request mediation before the other user starts an edit war. Surgical0371 (talk) 03:47, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BRD is one way. Try starting a discussion on the article's talk page and make your case there for why your content should be included. BBQboffin^{grill me} 04:37, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 09:53, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]