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Edits contrary to WP:YESPOV / WP:CONTENTFORK[edit]

I reverted this large series of edits because many of them go against WP:YESPOV an WP:CONTENTFORK. Most of these contradict, or fail to reflect, their linked articles. They are coming up as incorrect, opinions, or more complex backgrounds. They can not be direct statements. The CONTENTFORK needs to be rectified before re-adding. Some are wrong or misleading statements, some can be re-added as-is but the shear edit wall makes this a chore to sort out. These should also be notable entries, i.e. have Wikipedia articles. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 16:43, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Which edits specifically fail to reflect the articles, or the cited sources, as the above statement appears to be your own WP:POV, without a single WP:RS offered in support, unlike the edits. A.j.roberts (talk) 17:12, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As nothing specific, and no supporting sources, have been offered to back any of the reversions i'll restore the edits, till evidence of a CONTENTFORK is offered. A.j.roberts (talk) 19:18, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted additions[edit]

Many of the latest additions added to this list have been unverified, simply wrong, contained broke references, are disputed, have broken syntax, are non-WP:LISTCRITERIA "particularly important or significant technological inventions", or are trivia (who made a clock shaped like an elephant). I have removed unverified, redundant, disputed/contradicted by their parent article, and trivial inventions and cleaned up others. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 13:51, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Musical notation in Sumer[edit]

Mention of Sumer musical notation deleted. Footnote lead nowhere practically, other related wikipedia pages, namely, Sumer, Music of Mesopotamia and Musical notation, avoid the subject, and no cross-references are found. There is no source confirming that any Sumer findings were actually written music. The only surviving evidence of musical culture known as of today is texts about music, remains of instruments and images of musical events. The misconception seems to be common, you read such stories every now and then, but evidence is still lacking, and this is wikipedia. Anapazapa (talk) 02:12, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

VR/XR Headsets[edit]

Someone added Apple Vision Pro to the list. I reverted that edit because it was not sourced, the historic significance of the Vision Pro has not yet been established, and Vision Pro was neither "the world’s first mixed reality headset" nor "the first headset controlled by human eyes" Alpyne (talk) 06:55, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]