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January 2021
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Also on Politics of Virginia— Diannaa (talk) 16:29, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Mojo Hand. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Politics of Virginia seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Mojo Hand (talk) 16:38, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
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I undid your change to the lead. This is a long-standing version of the lead which has been discussed at length on the talk page. It's not up to you to arbitrarily change it without first gettign consensus. Meters (talk) 04:31, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
There is no basis for your charge that my change was "arbitrary." It is based on fact: it has never been proven that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President Kennedy (to say nothing of having acted alone), and neither the Warren Commission nor the HSCA were courts of law subject to rules of evidence and procedure that would have produced legal proof. For you (and whomever else forms your "consensus") to state as fact that Oswald assassinated President Kennedy is not only irresponsible in light of the fact that the government has still not published all pertinent information on the subject. It is also illustrative of why Wikipedia is constantly looking for handouts - and potential contributors are reluctant to oblige. Your tone is unnecessarily haughty and accusatory as well, indicating a defensiveness born of lack of expertise on the Kennedy assassination. Pity.