User talk:RedCedarPine

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Doug Weller talk 16:05, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dansville State Game Area moved to draftspace[edit]

An article you recently created, Dansville State Game Area, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Hughesdarren (talk) 21:28, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Melcheko[edit]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 21:21, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:19, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]

Hello! RedCedarPine, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:19, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Melcheko[edit]

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:58, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

January 2023[edit]

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Ku Klux Klan, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. Acroterion (talk) 14:47, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Making things "less political" by removing well-sourced descriptions is a violation of Wikipedia's neutral point of view. We describe what the sources describe. Don't whitewash articles. Acroterion (talk) 14:49, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alright thank you. I was removing the "far-right" (and "far-left" descriptions not because I wish it held a different description but because I wish to help readers not be influenced to vote in a certain way whether left or right wing by a Wikipedia article stating a group is right or left wing extremism. The fact is, is that extremists do not belong on the political spectrum and should all be regarded as terrorists or extremists depending on the threat they pose to the public. However as you wish I will not be removing any more parts of articles to "remove bias" or any other reasons. Thank you RedCedarPine (talk) 15:07, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We don’t pretend something that exists doesn’t, and intentionally altering or obscuring factual information because it might influence someone’s views is itself a violation of neutrality. We don’t obscure Pol Pot’s views or the Red Army Faction. Why would we be afraid to accurately describe the Klan? Acroterion (talk) 15:26, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize if you find my point of view offending. But the KKK was after all led by the Democratic party. I don't want users to think that the modern Democratic party still believes such things. As I said, I will not be making any political edits moving forward. RedCedarPine (talk) 15:38, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are lot of people who are unaware of or who willfully obscure the relative reversal of the two parties since the 1860s. We're not going to change their minds, we just state what is, or was. Acroterion (talk) 15:46, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Actually...DN (talk) 04:55, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Dansville State Game Area[edit]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:01, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Dansville State Game Area[edit]

Hello, RedCedarPine. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Dansville State Game Area".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]