January 2020 edit
Hello, I'm CaptainEek. 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 2016 Batley and Spen by-election seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:32, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
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- Don't be ridiculous. My edit was as neutral as it could possibly be. If you somehow genuinely don't believe that, do explain in detail why. 46.208.152.121 (talk) 07:38, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Howdy hello! That would be a mistake on my part. I am not familiar with the subject, and merely saw it while doing some software-assisted anti-vandalism patrol. Your edit changed "killing" to "murder" without a source. Since I was not familiar with the subject, I did not realize it was actually a murder and not just a killing. I undid it because many editors try to change specific wording like that, without providing an edit summary, to push a certain point of view. That edit was wrong on my part, and I hope you'll accept my apology. Also sorry for the terse warning, its just a form letter that gets sent out. But in the future, please make sure to use an edit summary so that your edit is not misconstrued. Sorry for the confusion :) Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:39, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- No, I do not accept this apology. I think your behaviour was consciously destructive and you need to correct it immediately. You are obliged to assume good faith, and you had no reason to suspect bad faith. You could have simply followed the link that I changed to see that the article title is "Murder of Jo Cox", not "Killing of Jo Cox". But despite not being familiar with the subject and not having spent even a few seconds to look at my edit properly, you undid it. I do not accept that this was some mild slip-up that I can forget about. You undid a productive change because you assumed bad faith. You exemplify a deep systemic failing of Wikipedia, which results in vast numbers of articles being extremely substandard. 46.208.152.121 (talk) 20:47, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Jo Cox's murder was a seismic political event - the first assassination of a sitting British MP in a generation. It was not an accident or a death by negligence - it was a callous and horrific murder by a right wing extremist that deserves universal condemnation, and attempting to whitewash it has has no place on here. This is a serious matter that needs more reflection than an "oops, sorry about the template". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:03, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
- Ritchie333, You have a good point here Ritchie. I assumed bad-faith, and was moving too quickly, which was not appropriate. My edit was not an attempt to whitewash, I just was unfamiliar (not British and had not heard of it before, I assumed it a minor incident -- most incorrectly), and did not do my due diligence. A good reminder that quality is more important than quantity, and something I will reflect on. And further reminder to me that IP's are human. I saw a low edit IP, saw a fishy change, and assumed the worst. That is an incorrect action too. So to the IP here: my actions were wrong, and will serve as a reminder to be better. Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 07:08, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Jo Cox's murder was a seismic political event - the first assassination of a sitting British MP in a generation. It was not an accident or a death by negligence - it was a callous and horrific murder by a right wing extremist that deserves universal condemnation, and attempting to whitewash it has has no place on here. This is a serious matter that needs more reflection than an "oops, sorry about the template". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:03, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
- No, I do not accept this apology. I think your behaviour was consciously destructive and you need to correct it immediately. You are obliged to assume good faith, and you had no reason to suspect bad faith. You could have simply followed the link that I changed to see that the article title is "Murder of Jo Cox", not "Killing of Jo Cox". But despite not being familiar with the subject and not having spent even a few seconds to look at my edit properly, you undid it. I do not accept that this was some mild slip-up that I can forget about. You undid a productive change because you assumed bad faith. You exemplify a deep systemic failing of Wikipedia, which results in vast numbers of articles being extremely substandard. 46.208.152.121 (talk) 20:47, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Howdy hello! That would be a mistake on my part. I am not familiar with the subject, and merely saw it while doing some software-assisted anti-vandalism patrol. Your edit changed "killing" to "murder" without a source. Since I was not familiar with the subject, I did not realize it was actually a murder and not just a killing. I undid it because many editors try to change specific wording like that, without providing an edit summary, to push a certain point of view. That edit was wrong on my part, and I hope you'll accept my apology. Also sorry for the terse warning, its just a form letter that gets sent out. But in the future, please make sure to use an edit summary so that your edit is not misconstrued. Sorry for the confusion :) Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:39, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Don't be ridiculous. My edit was as neutral as it could possibly be. If you somehow genuinely don't believe that, do explain in detail why. 46.208.152.121 (talk) 07:38, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
Everyone take a deep breath : )
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