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Uyghur genocide

I appreciate you want to improve this article and would like to share my suggestions.

When reliable sources report information as fact, it is reported as fact in Wikipedia articles. For example, if CNN says that that one million Uygurs are currently incarcerated, then the article says that.

When sources qualify information by providing attribution without asserting it is true, then in-text attribution is required. For example, if the source says that according to unnamed sources, one million Uygurs are currently incarcerated, then that is what the article says.

Note that opinion pieces and analysis in news media are rarely considered reliable sources for facts, although the opinions expressed can be reported as opinions. TFD (talk) 11:18, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! I completely agree with what you said. What do you think about the second proposed edit? Do I need to post it again as a different suggestion? Atinoua (talk) 16:07, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

WP:3RR

You cannot make more than 3 reverts per article per 24 hours, otherwise you will be blocked. Consider this your only warning. Hemiauchenia (talk) 04:23, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Hemiauchenia Am I not allowed to revert edits that break Wikipedia's guidelines? If not, what is the process for fixing this problem? Atinoua (talk) 04:24, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Any exemption to the 3RR requires that it is either blatant vandalism, or defamatory to a living person, neither of which applies in this case. Hemiauchenia (talk) 04:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. What is the process of fixing the problem of another editor refusing engage in discussion and instead brute-forcing what they want into the article without consensus? Atinoua (talk) 04:36, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

I would suggest making a post at WP:NPOVN to get outside input, and if that doesn't work, make a post at WP:ANI complaining about them. Hemiauchenia (talk) 04:54, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I appreciate you wanting to progress forward. I really do mean that. Atinoua (talk) 05:08, 14 October 2023 (UTC)