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Your submission at Articles for creation: Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict (January 1)

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January 2023

Earlier you removed the caption from the Template for 2022 invasion of Ukraine; would if work for you if something like "Not a member nation of NATO" were to be added to replace the caption you removed earlier today? ErnestKrause (talk) 22:01, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Ukraine is, self-evidently, not a member of NATO. It doesn't seem necessary to point that out in the infobox unless it becomes a member during the war.

Ukraine is supplied by NATO, yes (and I'm okay with NATO support being mentioned if the consensus allows), but because it's not a member NATO, I'm not sure how useful a "Not a member nation of NATO" specification would be. XTheBedrockX (talk) 01:16, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

The template was reverted yet again by drive-through editors and I've requested the template to be fully page protected. Your comments are useful above and I'm just trying to keep drive-through editors from reverting your edits and my edits. Let me know what you think. ErnestKrause (talk) 23:21, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

If you want my opinion on it, I personally think "Previous allies annexed after 30 September 2022" should be shortened to something more concise. And I added that footnote next to Ukraine for (what I thought was) a good reason: so that people would be linked straight to the section about funding to see who's been sending aid to Ukraine. XTheBedrockX (talk) 23:39, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

I'm accepting your position on this question. Regarding your name change request for the title, then I'm strongly suggesting that you think about self-deleting it; its receiving a negative response so far, and its not going to help you stake a position on the Talk page there. Open to hearing your thoughts since I'm otherwise agreeing with alot of your other comments. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:29, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Italic 2.147.241.34 (talk) 01:48, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Recent Ethiopian Orthodox Church split article creation help

Hi, XTheBedrockX, I admire your ability of creating and maintaining article. In addition, you're a member of Wikiproject Ethiopia and that's great job to work collaboratively. I politely asked you to create an article of the recent overthrow of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Synod, and many mass media talk about it as well as the government internet censorship. Personally, I don't push you to create the article and time may restrain you, but asking as a human, please can you create the recent overthrow attempt of the synod if possible? Thanks 196.191.221.229 (talk) 18:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Armenian–Azerbaijani war (disambiguation)/XTheBedrockX

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Your draft article, Draft:Armenian–Azerbaijani war (disambiguation)/XTheBedrockX

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Template:Algerian War has been accepted

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:French conquest of Algeria

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No worries! I was genuinely seconds away from adding stuff there before getting this message. XTheBedrockX (talk) 07:04, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Template:Events leading to the Iraq War has been accepted

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Speedy deletion nomination of Timeline of World War I (1917–1918)

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  Thanks! Yeah, sorry about that. XTheBedrockX (talk) 04:03, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Contradictory line tag on July Crisis

Hi, I was reading through July Crisis, and I saw the contradictory tag you added to the Serbian Reply section. Could you clarify what you mean? e.g. specific passages. I'll see if I can fix it then. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 00:06, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@ARandomName123 Sure thing! My basic explanation for it in the tag was this:

"Information before and after this section seem to suggest that Russia and France were prepared for war, but here, it says they were 'disinclined to risk a war with Germany'?"

Now, I'm not sure if it's a misunderstanding on my part, the sources themselves (since a lot of these mentions of "telling Serbia to stand down" come from Fromkin, 2004), or if this is how it actually played out, but before this, in "France backs Russia (20–23 July)":

The French and the Russians agreed their alliance extended to supporting Serbia against Austria, confirming the already established policy behind the Balkan inception scenario. As Christopher Clark notes "Poincare had come to preach the gospel of firmness and his words had fallen on ready ears. Firmness in this context meant an intransigent opposition to any Austrian measure against Serbia. At no point do the sources suggest that Poincare or his Russian interlocutors gave any thought whatsoever to what measures Austria-Hungary might legitimately be entitled to take in the aftermath of the assassinations".

and:

On 21 July, the Russian Foreign Minister warned the German ambassador to Russia that "Russia would not be able to tolerate Austria-Hungary's using threatening language to Serbia or taking military measures". The leaders in Berlin discounted this threat of war.

Then later, "in Russia orders partial mobilization (24–25 July)":

The Russian War Minister Vladimir Sukhomlinov and the Navy Minister Admiral Ivan Grigorovich stated that Russia was not ready for a war against either Austria or Germany, but that a firmer diplomatic stance was necessary.

And in "Russian thinking":

In addition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Sazonov believed that war was inevitable and refused to acknowledge that Austria-Hungary had a right to counter measures in the face of Serbian irredentism. […] Crucially, the French had provided their clear support for their Russian allies for a robust response in their recent state visit just days before.

These don't strike me as countries being "disinclined" (i.e. unwilling, reluctant) for war. XTheBedrockX (talk) 00:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the detailed response! I actually have Fromkin's book next to me right now, which is why I've decided to try to deal with this.

For the contradictory statement, I think this is the sentence from the source that the editor used: "In the end the Czar's government suggest that Serbia--if resistance were hopeless--should retreat rather than resist, and rely on the sense of justice of Europe to rectify matters. Neither Russia nor its ally France were ready to fight, especially for Serbia."

I think the editor meant disinclined militarily, but not diplomatically (if you get what I mean). From the parts you quoted, it seems that Russia and France were taking a firmer diplomatic stance against Germany, which does not mean they were inclined to war. The militaries of Russia and France were both in no shape to fight a war, but they both had obligations. France and Russia were both in an alliance, while Russia would not have wanted Serbia to be invaded, otherwise, they would lose an important ally in the Balkans. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:04, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@ARandomName123 That seems like a fair view of it. I think my confusion came from the word "disinclined." Since not wanting to do something and not being able to do something are different things. Russia and France may not have been prepared for a fight, but it still looks pretty clear they were willing to go to war anyway, regardless of how ready they were for a fight (and that fact alone is a critical part of understanding why Russia began partially mobilizing in the first place). XTheBedrockX (talk) 01:19, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Yep, that's my understanding of the situation as well. Do you think the sentence should still be amended for clarification? Or is it fine as it is? ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:24, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, I think changing the sentence makes sense. If only to potential avoid confusion. XTheBedrockX (talk) 01:29, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

How about: "Both Russia and France were militarily disinclined to risk a war with Germany in 1914," ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:31, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Or: "The militaries of both Russia and France were not prepared for a war against Germany in 1914"

imo, I like this one better ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:33, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm definitely in favour of that one! XTheBedrockX (talk) 01:37, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for your detailed responses! ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 01:44, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

You're welcome! XTheBedrockX (talk) 02:04, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Template:Charles de Gaulle has been accepted

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A barnstar for you!

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	thanks for editing on the LGBT page!! :) Babysharkboss2 (talk) 14:44, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

You're very welcome!! XTheBedrockX (talk) 15:09, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Template:Entry into World War I (October 2)

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October 2023

Hello, I'm Kautilya3. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, 2022 Karnataka hijab row, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Kautilya3 (talk) 20:58, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Improper redirect

Diff See the Israel and Apartheid talk page discussion, this redirect is wrong, Genocide and Apartheid are two different things.Selfstudier (talk) 14:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

I'm aware, but 1) it was supposed to redirect to a subsection in the article about allegations of genocide, and 2) leaving a page that's completely blank with nothing on it is not very helpful. If you think it should be deleted, you can request for deletion and try to get a consensus there. XTheBedrockX (talk) 14:26, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about The sound of children screaming has been removed

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Outline of the Iraq War has been accepted

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Bkissin (talk) 01:55, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

rfd close

Thanks for cleaning up The sound of children screaming has been removed. I was using XfDCloser and assumed that everything had gone to plan. Clearly, there's something to be said for double-checking! Edward-Woodrow • talk 19:35, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

You’re very welcome! XTheBedrockX (talk) 19:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Outline of the Iraq War

XTheBedrockX,

I'm impressed with your creation and development of this outline. Well done!

I've added a link to the outline at:

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2. Template:Iraq War
3. Wikipedia:Community portal

You are invited to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines.

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We also have a template for creating outlines, called Template:Outline generator, which helps get outlines started. The first argument is the subject uncapitalized, and the second argument is the subject capitalized. If provided, those are inserted into the outline automatically. The syntax looks like this:

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Keep in mind, that since you have created one hell of a good outline, you don't need to go through the AfC process for future ones. You can create them directly in article space. Be sure to place a {{construction}} tag at the top so that new page patrollers can see that you are working on it. Another option is to start it in a new sandbox in your user space, such as User:XTheBedrockX/Sandbox001, and then move it to article space when you feel it is ready.

It is best to avoid Draft space, because any draft that goes 6 months with no editing becomes subject to deletion.

Keep up the good work. I look forward to reading any future outlines you create.

Sincerely,    — The Transhumanist   05:14, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

@The Transhumanist Thank you so much! I highly appreciate all this. XTheBedrockX (talk) 10:42, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Election denial movement for deletion

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"When the president does it, its not illegal" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Edit warring over archiving duration

Your change got reverted. You put your edit back. After coming back from a short break holiday, I find a discussion I started was archived. So I unarchived it and reverted part of your change. You have now edit warred your edit back. I urge you, on this contentious topic talk page, to self revert. Then open up a discussion about the archive duration. Clearly the shortened duration you picked is too short, as a topic that is still ongoing needed to be unarchived. Gain consensus for your change, which two editors dispute. Continued edit warring on this matter is likely to lead to administrative action against you. -- Colin°^Talk 14:32, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

@Colin This is an oddly hostile response to the archiving of old discussions. I'm just doing what's commonly done on pages that get really frequent discussion (i.e. Russia-Ukraine topics, Israel-Palestine related topics, etc). I understand wanting to keep an older discussion active, but please refrain from trying to WP:THREATEN people for not doing what you want. XTheBedrockX (talk) 14:43, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

What I'm finding "oddly hostile" is that you are happy to revert two other editors to enforce your change to the archiving. Wikipedia works on consensus. You don't have it. Revert and discuss. You are not doing what is "commonly done". We don't "commonly" repeatedly revert other editors to enforce one's own settings. The GCF page is no where near the two topics you mention. This is a talk page that has got 3 archive pages over two years. That's low. If you think fiddling with archive settings is a trivial matter of little concern, then just revert and go find something else to do. -- Colin°^Talk 15:49, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Controversial topics (which GCF evidently is) often have frequent discussions. Archiving exists partly for technical and readability reasons, per WP:TALKCOND. 7 days is not, in my eyes, an unreasonable amount of time, given the rate at which posts are made on that talk page. XTheBedrockX (talk) 16:28, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

My purpose in coming here wasn't to have an argument with you about what the archive duration should be. Which one of us is "right" or indeed if there is another value (a compromise, or one suggested by someone else) is beside my point. The point is you made an edit on Wikipedia which got reverted by another editor in good faith and who is in good standing. This isn't a vandalism fight or a BLP concern. The question for you then is what to do? The WP:BRD essay outlines an approach many find helpful but it certainly isn't the only one or even the most common (which is mentioned at the very last of the alternatives at the bottom of that page). In that list of alternatives at the bottom, it explains the very limited circumstances where being bold twice might be ok. You were bold three times. That is "hostile". It's why we call it "edit warring". Being right and yet frustratingly surrounded by stubborn idiots does not make it ok. -- Colin°^Talk 08:33, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Welcome to the Outlines WikiProject

XTheBedrockX,

I noticed you signed up on the Outlines WikiProject page and adopted one of our userboxes (which automagically adds you to Category:WikiProject Outlines participants.

Welcome to WikiProject Outlines! It's nice to have you on the team.

In case you are interested in delving deeper into outlines, here are some suggestions:

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2) Watchlisting all the outlines would be a big help to the project. The easiest way to do this, is to have AWB make a list of all the outlines, and then copy/paste them into the "edit raw watchlist" editor (you'll see its button at the top after clicking on Watchlist on your WP account). Or you could copy/paste most of them from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=Outline+of+&namespace=0&hideredirects=1

3) Watchlist these outline support pages (copy/paste them from within the WP editor):

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X) Wrapping up...

Well, that's all for now. Please let me know what you decide.

Sincerely,    — The Transhumanist   09:01, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

UN Resolution revert

Hi. I think I may have selected more text on my mobile than I meant to remove in my recent edit on the UN resolution page. Thanks for catching that.

What I meant to remove, per my edit summary, was this:

The Guardian reported that the US and Israel appeared isolated after only 12 countries joined them in opposing the motion, half from the Pacific islands.

There are two reasons. First, it repeats text from the section immediately above. Second, it is citing an opinion piece by a non-notable journalist. We already detail the slim opposition and numbers for the vote. The text by the Guardian analyst appears to be UNDUE and not informative. The significant issues about the strike are presented elsewhere on the page.

With 1RR I can't go back and fix either the repetition or repeat the smaller edit I tried to do. Please consider correcting the text and only removing my error. Thanks. SPECIFICO talk 19:18, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@SPECIFICO No problem, honest mistake. I have now removed the op-ed of concern. XTheBedrockX (talk) 19:23, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks again. SPECIFICO talk 20:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, since you used to assess this article: Regency of Algiers; would you mind doing another review ? Nourerrahmane (talk) 19:13, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

@Nourerrahmane Article definitely looks better this time around. The main thing I'm looking at here is the History (which might need a bit of condensing) and Political status (which might have enough material for it's own article). XTheBedrockX (talk) 02:58, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

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Attacks on hospitals

You are wrong. For something to be an attack on a hospital the hospital has to be an intentional target. Using this cat for any incident in which a hospital happens to be hit devalues the category, which would by your logic include pretty well every article about stategic bombing, as well as (doubtless0 several on naval bombardments of land targets.TheLongTone (talk) 14:30, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

@TheLongTone I usually only include that category on a page if the article mentions a hospitals getting attacked in some way during a war. But I reiterate: even an unintentional bombing of a hospital is still a bombing of a hospital. That's still a war crime under international law. If the Germans launch an indiscriminate attack on civilian areas, and they end up bombing a hospital in the process, intentionally or otherwise, that's still pretty clearly an attack on a hospital. XTheBedrockX (talk) 15:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

World War II-era "strategic bombings" are already highly questionable in terms of legality, morality or even effectiveness (whether they were Allied or Axis), so I wouldn't exactly call that a strong defense. XTheBedrockX (talk) 15:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

The legality or morality or indeed effectiveness of strategic bombing is neither here nor there. The point is that indiscriminately slapping this cat on articles devalues the cat. What is has happened in the Gaza Strip is a proper use of the cat (Is there a cat for attacks on schools, btw). A single bomb falling on a hospital (the WW1 article) is not. The point of cats is to find articles with similarities and using the cat indicriminately makes this difficult. I not that you did not address this point.TheLongTone (talk) 15:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

This is why I created subcategories for attacks on hospitals during individual wars (i.e. the Syrian civil war, World War II) for better organization. Also yes, there's Category:Attacks on schools. XTheBedrockX (talk) 15:34, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

The contents on which are meaningful.TheLongTone (talk) 15:40, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

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@Buidhe This might be an issue with the cites at Human rights in Saudi Arabia, since that's where I copyedited the information from, and I haven't edited that page much. XTheBedrockX (talk) 21:48, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

The main problem is that you cannot assume that content in other articles is policy compliant or that it is relevant to another article . You have to check before copying. (t · c) buidhe 21:51, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

@Buidhe That's entirely fair. Sorry about that. XTheBedrockX (talk) 21:53, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

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