Oferze

November 2023

Hello, I'm Elias Ziade. 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 Godwin's law 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. el.ziade (talkallam) 14:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

More to the point, it was baldfaced opinion Oferze just made up out of nowhere and certinaly not supported by any reliable sources. This is an encyclopedia not a blog, and we do not publish anyone's original research or op-ed material.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  17:36, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Isn't Godwin's Law opinionated to begin with? Godwin's Law was articulated in a blog, as the very 1st footnote of the page points to. Oferze (talk) 19:02, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

It's a published notable opinion on which we are reporting using reliable sources, independently written and published about it. Your own personal viewpoint on the idea and things related to it is neither the commentary of a notable person nor a reliable independent publication, it's just some random person on the Internet misusing Wikipedia as if it's their personal blog or social networking site. Wikipedia is not a publisher of users' own original ideas.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  17:36, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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