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Happy editing! Mattythewhite (talk) 18:28, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 16:34, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Per the extended-confirmed restriction, newer accounts like yours are only permitted to use the talk page to make edit requests. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 16:34, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes.  I know all of this.  I sent a very specific separate issue to Arbitration.  I am not trying to edit the page.  I participated in the Talk page with several people that have Edit rights.  Then another person completely changed, in a highly political way, the article. This person, Rafe87 has a history of not cooperating on Content and being rude (Conduct) as evidenced by their Talk page.

I’m not sure how Wiki handles “contentious” issues, but having 1 very strident person override a group effort does not seem effective. JMU53211 (talk) 17:12, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can participate at the talk page in one specific way: making edit requests. Further discussion is not permitted, and posting about the topic in other places (like the Dispute resolution noticeboard) is not permitted. It’s a draconian measure, put in place because of severe past and ongoing disruption. We encourage newer editors to stick around and learn the ropes in less contentious areas. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:35, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also, that one “very strident” editor is already subject to a special set of editing restrictions. If they either violate those restrictions or make personal attacks on other editors, other editors with extended-confirmed status will report them again to Arbitration Enforcement, and they may be topic-banned. In the meantime, new users are usually advised to avoid contentious areas, and let other experienced editors report the disruptive users to administrators. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Loud and clear. Thanks. Most of my edits are in sports 🙂 I’ll head back over there. JMU53211 (talk) 00:05, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JMU53211! I noticed that you recently made an edit and marked it as “minor”, but it may not have been. On Wikipedia, “minor edit” refers only to superficial edits that could never be disputed, such as fixing typos or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not minor, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. – LuniZunie ツ_(talk) 14:58, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]