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Hello, I'm SuperPianoMan9167. A comment that you recently posted to Talk:Rationale for the 2026 Iran war seemed to be generated using a large language model (an "AI chatbot" or other application using such technology). Editors should not use LLMs to write comments generatively. Communication is at the root of Wikipedia's decision-making process, and it is presumed that editors possess the ability to come up with their own ideas. Your comment may have been collapsed per the relevant guideline. If you want to practice editing, please use your sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 15:56, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
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