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Key sentence: "my citations to the primary documents were insufficient" While I agree that the wikipedia gestapo are often overzealous with reverting good edit
by twelvechairs 15y ago
Key sentence: "my citations to the primary documents were insufficient"
While I agree that the wikipedia gestapo are often overzealous with reverting good edits - it basically requires a case-by-case basis of deciding what 'facts' are, which is never easy. If his 'primary sources' are better than the secondary sources that say the opposite, then talk sense to the person who is doing the reversion, or raise it with someone higher - don't just continuously attempt edit-wars...
- ErrantX 15y agoIn fairness, he didn't attempt to edit war (only making the changes once) - he just gave up the discussion very quickly and didn't argue the point.
- twelvechairs 15y ago"So I removed the line.... Within minutes my changes were reversed. " "I tried to edit the page again. Within 10 seconds..." "Tempted to win simply through sheer tenacity, I edited the page again. My triumph was even more fleeting than before. "
- ErrantX 15y agoHe made three different changes to different pieces of content. I see how he doesn't get that across well in the article, though.