User talk:Lf8u2
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Happy editing! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:16, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
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ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:16, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
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Ad Orientem (talk) 04:20, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Accepted, and kind of a newcomer here too so only getting to things.
- Just felt it would have been okay to include within the conspiracy section even though it was the personal opinion of a CIA officer at the time.
- Tucker can be contentious also.. Agreed Lf8u2 (talk) 04:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome @Lf8u2 to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. Please be aware that all claims of fact must be supported by a reliable source. You recently introduced a reference citing Tucker Carlson and a guest on his show. Mr. Carlson is not a reliable source as he is known to have made demonstrably false claims and promote WP:FRINGE conspiracy theories. Accordingly, I have reverted your good faith edit. Best regards... -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @Ad Orientem for information Lf8u2 (talk) 04:30, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Welcome @Lf8u2 to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. Please be aware that all claims of fact must be supported by a reliable source. You recently introduced a reference citing Tucker Carlson and a guest on his show. Mr. Carlson is not a reliable source as he is known to have made demonstrably false claims and promote WP:FRINGE conspiracy theories. Accordingly, I have reverted your good faith edit. Best regards... -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)