Affiliating

Note about Armenia–Azerbaijan articles

Hi, Affiliating. Thank you for your edits. However, please be aware of the community consensus regarding Armenia and Azerbaijan:

Politics, ethnic relations, and conflicts involving Armenia, Azerbaijan, or both—broadly construed and explicitly including the Armenian genocide—are placed under an extended confirmed restriction.

An extended confirmed restriction applies to all edits and pages related to the topic area, broadly construed. Most constructive talkpage participation is excepted, however participation in requested moves is not. For this reason, I have struck your comments at Talk:2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes. You may still participate on that page outside of the requested move.

More generally, please know:

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-- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 05:00, 20 September 2023 (UTC)