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CEDU Deletion edit

Hi, you recently deleted a change i had made on the CEDU page in regards to the experiences of one of the camp goers as you said I did not provide a source yet I was continuing from the source that was provided in the same bullet point a sentence earlier. The sourced sentence has three sentences after detailing the person's experiences but you deleted my sentence of his experience which was from the same source.

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022 edit

Hello Dark-World25,

 

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023 edit

Hello Dark-World25,

 
New Page Review queue December 2022
Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023 edit

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New Page Review queue April to June 2023

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New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive edit

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

737 MAX Editorializing edit

Many of the sources listed for the 737 MAX article are factually incorrect in 2024. Please see the current discussion at Talk:Boeing 737 MAX#Major updates needed

Implying that Boeing "expedited development to compete with Airbus" is pure speculation. Much of the US Senate report is unsubstantiated allegations that were proven false or clarified with subsequent investigation and litigation. Crash investigations revealed that the Ethiopian and Indonesian pilots plainly, verifiably did not follow standard procedures that would have allowed them to safely fly the planes.

I appreciate Wikipedia's effort to maintain a neutral tone - which is precisely why I strongly believe that the 737 MAX articles need major updates to remove all instances of editorialization stemming from more sensationalized articles that were published before any actual investigations took place. 2603:6080:5A07:C24C:2826:EC6A:8140:2117 (talk) 14:12, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Please provide sources demonstrating the erroneous nature of the passage. The sources provided on the talk page does not address the removed content. Dark-World25 (talk) 14:16, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
This docket from the NTSB disproves the narratives that "Boeing rushed the design" and "didn't tell anyone about MCAS", as well as detailing the extensive testing of MCAS that informed the decision to not require additional pilot training:
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11369094&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CERTIFICATION%20SPECIALIST%E2%80%99S%20REPORT-Rel.pdf
This document from the NTSB disproves the narrative that "the pilots did everything they could" during the Ethiopian accident:
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/Response%20to%20EAIB%20final%20report.pdf
The Deferred Prosecution Agreement from USA v The Boeing Company disproves the narratives that "Boeing never told anyone about MCAS" and "the FAA allowed Boeing to certify itself":
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1351336/download
Comments from EASA test pilots disprove the narrative that "the 737 MAX was inherently unstable":
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/easa-lays-out-its-proposed-conditions-return-service-boeing-737
All of this adds up to a completely different picture than what is currently being painted by the tone across all 737 MAX articles. Readers deserve to understand this complex topic more fully. 2603:6080:5A07:C24C:2826:EC6A:8140:2117 (talk) 14:26, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
While the report does indicate that MCAS systems were assessed, it does not contradict reports here [1] that it was kept from the pilots, nor does it contradict allegations made here [2]. As it stands, I fail to see how article as is does not concur with the sources that you have linked. Dark-World25 (talk) 14:43, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
It was not "kept from the pilots". That is an assumption of motive, i.e. editorializing.
My goal is to simply expand the scope of the 737 MAX articles so that they include all up-to-date information. The information included in the sources I have provided sometimes completely disproves the information that is currently in the articles. This is official information from the NTSB, not just sensational reporting from The Washington Post. Readers deserve the most accurate depiction of events possible. 2603:6080:5A07:C24C:2826:EC6A:8140:2117 (talk) 14:56, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Please concentrate harder… edit

…and revert your terrible revert here. 81.187.192.168 (talk) 14:23, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

I blame huggle for not updating the page. Done Dark-World25 (talk) 14:24, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply