User talk:Nanmwls

Welcome[edit]

Hello Nanmwls and welcome to Wikipedia! I am Ukexpat and I would like to thank you for your contributions.

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ukexpat (talk) 19:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:AcadRedKatz.pdf[edit]

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Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 20:47, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk pages[edit]

Unlike many other websites, Wikipedia is en encyclopedia, not a forum or a blog. There is nowhere on Wikipedia where you can discuss or debate politics. Wikipedia talk pages are solely for discussing improvements to Wikipedia articles. This usually takes the form of "change X to Y", including grammatical chances such as "replace 'he saw the doctor' with 'he went to the doctor' because it's clearer". Another use of talk pages is to point out missing sources or content that doesn't align with what the sources say. Wikipedia is not written according to the opinions of its users. Thus, it doesn't really matter what any of us think of the topic; this is considered original research and is forbidden on Wikipedia. So, we can't really debate the meanings of words or whether they apply when WP:reliable sources have already decided that they do. Wikipedia only summarizes the opinions of reliable sources, such as academic journals, then presents them in the article. Using the talk pages to post your own opinions on the topic ("I personally don't think X is a Y" or "I personally think X is definitely a Y") is a misuse of Wikipedia to engage in debate. We have even stricter rules when American politics are involved, as you can see in the message above. This means that unless you are posting the opinions or conclusions of a reliable source, your post simply doesn't belong on a Wikipedia talk page. I realize this is very different than the rest of the internet, where you can debate issues and post your own opinions freely. However, this also means that you can use pretty much any other website to air your opinions. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:12, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ninja. I have limited my current posts to directly speaking about the citations and comparing this political page to other similar relevant political pages that differ greatly in their format to the detriment of the company of the page in question. I won't offer my opinion about the content of the work, I only question the way the "reliable source" information was interpreted, whether some of the information is relevant to the page in question, whether a citation is outdated especially when the conclusion was premature and wrong and in light of new information from reliable sources, and whether some wording could be misleading. Peace to you. Nanmwls (talk) 23:45, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]