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"Undue weight"[edit]

@Andrew nyr: Which topics are given "undue weight"

in this article? Jarble (talk) 21:31, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jarble:The "united states" section. Andrew nyr (talk, contribs) 22:32, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Andrew nyr:Please indicate which specific section within "United States" needs attention. Thanks Pi314m (talk) 09:38, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I removed this tag after taking out some excessive detail. Doesn't seem like there was a lot of clarity on the issue to begin with. Ironic sensibilities (talk) 23:36, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bias and nitpicking[edit]

Sums up my whole experience of wiki that so many edits here are about tiny details of layout etc while the massive bias in this piece goes unnoticed and unaddressed. Why I have never and will never donate to wiki or ever again try to contribute to it Follytobewise (talk) 15:36, 21 September 2021 (UTC)folly[reply]