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Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive

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International Humanitarian City

You reverted me within four minutes and then templated ME for edit warring? Take a look at my sandbox here, where you'll see the edit that conflicted with your reversion. You'll perhaps see that the content is actually related to a very real and valid thing - the world's largest humanitarian aid hub. That is, literally, what it is. All it would have taken was a degree of WP:BEFORE to see that. If you'll self-revert, I'll add the content and then we'll have an article in place of what was a mess but should never have been blanked as a redirect. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:49, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@Alexandermcnabb: The article looks much improved. However, it's still inappropriate to accuse other editors of "destructive edits"; "[applying] a filter of bias"; "vandalism"; and so on, as was done here: [1]. Wikipedia is not a publishing platform for rewarmed press release; "puffery" was a correct description of the contents that had been removed. You can't expect other editors to "contribute material or correct tone"; you need to do the legwork, including providing suitable sources, if you want to retain the challenged material. --K.e.coffman (talk) 22:02, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Franz Halder

There is some activity going on on the page just wanted to let you know.178.147.183.222 (talk) 01:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

The edit was fine. --K.e.coffman (talk) 22:03, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Question

Under what circumstances you designated Chodakiewicz as an unreliable source? [2] GizzyCatBella🍁 02:39, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Please read the article: Marek Jan Chodakiewicz. --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:41, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Yes, and? Where does is says he is unreliable? - GizzyCatBella🍁 02:42, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

See: Marek_Jan_Chodakiewicz#Critical_assessment. --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:44, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Can’t see it. Where does it says that he can’t be used as a source please. - GizzyCatBella🍁 02:47, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Where does the article say that Chodakiewicz is a recognised authority in genocide studies? --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:48, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

He is a historian, correct? - GizzyCatBella🍁 02:50, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

A reputable historian? --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:50, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

So what is it? Critical assessment (disputed - see tag) or lack of credentials? - GizzyCatBella🍁 02:52, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Please establish that Chodakiewicz is a reputable historian and a recognised authority in genocide studies. Sources, please. --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:54, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Look, you can't declare someone unreliable based on your WP:OR, you know that I hope. You know the procedures also, I believe. So begin there. Here is WP:BLP. - GizzyCatBella🍁 02:57, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Look, sources are not considered to be reliable by default on Wikipedia; you are aware of that I assume. See WP:SOURCEDEF:

The word "source" when citing sources on Wikipedia has three related meanings:

• The piece of work itself (the article, book)
• The creator of the work (the writer, journalist)
• The publisher of the work (for example, Random House or Cambridge University Press)

Any of the three can affect reliability. Reliable sources may be published materials with a reliable publication process, authors who are regarded as authoritative in relation to the subject, or both. These qualifications should be demonstrable to other people.

Bolding in the original. So please demonstrate Chodakiewicz's qualifications to be considered RS in the topic area. --K.e.coffman (talk) 03:05, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

.. and based on the above, you declaring a historian unreliable? So you maintain that view, and you are standing behind your source removal, correct? - GizzyCatBella🍁 03:12, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Gurbaksh Chahal

The biannual attempt to white-wash the Burbaksh Chahal article has begun. If you would help me keep an eye on it, I would appreciate it. Chisme (talk) 17:41, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

July corner

On DYK today, two songs, a morning song that a cousin gave to me, about the many meanings of rising, and the other praying for the courage to take the necessary steps. The morning song is a GA, - I should write more given my initials, but I also want to care for articles of those who recently died (now Esther Béjarano). - Thank you for improving articles in July, - I come a few days earlier than normally because the bloom is fading already ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:53, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

War of annihilation page

It looks likes like they are trying to add there POV to the page War of annihilation.and also https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Soviet_offensive_plans_controversy&action=history to.41.47.129.134 (talk) 16:30, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

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"Bandenkämpfung "

From the main page, it's actually Bandenbekämpfung. Sorry, but I can't leave such an obvious typo standing. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 22:20, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: thanks for noticing; I've fixed it just now. --K.e.coffman (talk) 22:28, 30 July 2021 (UTC)