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Thank you, lesson learned. Cobalt blur (talk) 17:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

September 2024

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Samosdelka, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 19:21, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello. I see your message and the reversion. I'm happy to discuss my edits. What was the issue with including/quoting the RGS walking back the original assertion? It seemed very clear to me, in addition to their being no international acceptance of the 2008 claim.

Looking forward to talking with you. Best regards. Cobalt blur (talk) 19:33, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

There are also sourcing/citation issues. "Norman Finkelsteyn" the stringer for the (uncited) Hadassah Magazine item is not "Norman Finkelstein" the prominent Israeli historian and does not have an article because he is not notable. His item merely states the 2008 claim and the REK quote not in the original version. The political context and non-university financial backing are facts.

I'm still new to editing and the last thing I want to do is be "not constructive"! Could I have added too many "citation needed?" templates? I wouid really appreciate any feedback you have. Thanks. Cobalt blur (talk) 19:42, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

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