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You can’t use Wikipedia as a source or religious texts to make an argument edit
See WP:VERIFY and WP:NOR. Doug Weller talk 10:45, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Unless I'm mistaken, only the Watchtower claims that the destruction was in 607 BCE. But Wikipedia should present the view of the scholarly consensus as much as possible. On the other hand, it has mentions in some Jehovah's Witnesses related articles like at Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs § Eschatology. I highly recommend reading the links provided above, but in short, Wikipedia material should be a summary of reliable secondary sources and cite them (more links: WP:RS, WP:CITE, WP:RS/AC). This is also true for holy scriptures, the interpretation or analysis must be that of a source rather than the editor's understanding. Wikipedia can also not be used as a source, it would result in circular "citogenesis"; Wikipedia is also user-generated (WP:USERGEN). —PaleoNeonate – 11:38, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
Adding: after my initial post I noticed that the address is indeed affiliated. I'm not sure if WP:COI/WP:DISCLOSE apply here, it would if the editing was in an official capacity, not really if it's a good faith attempt by someone with personal convictions who was not asked by the organization to edit Wikipedia. —PaleoNeonate – 11:55, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
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