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Happy editing! Cheers, Doug Weller talk 18:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

December 2023

Hello, I'm 344agg21. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Betar, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. The organization is described as a paramilitary organization by many of the sources, and its description is given later in the article. The type is also still listed as a PMO. Please provide a reasonable source for such a change (defining it directly if possible). jayhawker6 (talk) 23:11, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

May 2024

Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. _signed, Willondon (talk) 16:18, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

i do use reliable sources. Josmith84 (talk) 01:33, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

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Doug Weller talk 18:06, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

In other words, you are not allowed to make edits similar to those you have made

And that’s beside the fact that you violated WP:VERIFY, something you should never do especially in this area. Note that although we say Irgun has been described as a terrorist group, we don’t call it that in Wikipedia’s voice. Doug Weller talk 18:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

But they were a terrorist group. So Wikipedia is silencing truth to protect people? Josmith84 (talk) 01:32, 5 September 2024 (UTC)