User talk:2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783

WW1

I would strongly suggest you walk away now, you are exhausting a lot of users patience, and making accusations of disruption because editors do not agree with you in never a good idea unless you are on very firm ground policy wise.Slatersteven (talk) 14:30, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

How so? The Banner and FDW have severely lowered the quality of the article. They literally have refused to change the location of Africa in the chart, and refuse to contribute to the discussion by saying what they think is part of WW1. I will "walk away," but I need assurances that you or some other informed user won't let the absurdity they're doing go on. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 14:33, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

We can just put it to the Neutral nations part of the chart?.Driverofknowledge (talk) 14:35, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Lets not discus changes to the article in two separate places. I am advising you this attitude may not go well for you.Slatersteven (talk) 14:40, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

I wish it were that easy. Yes, that, but you (not me, because according to the Banner and FDW my edits are the spawn of the devil) also need to specify that the 750k number refers to all of Africa's civilians as per the source used, and not just East Africa. And then you also have to take out the Balkan War numbers that are currently part of Serbia's losses, fix the chart numbers, etc. It's just too much to redo all over again. And I went to the MilHist talk page because I believed that more editors need to see the what was going down on the page, though I will desist per your recommendation. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 14:43, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

I have asked you to stop before they wield the hammer of banning, what happens now is on your head.Slatersteven (talk) 14:45, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

If they're going to try to ban me then so be it. I know Wikipedia is about consensus and not truth, but I absolutely refuse to let Africa be listed as an Allied power on an Internet encyclopedia. This is absolute insanity. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 14:49, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

April 2020

Hello, I'm The Banner. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, it's important to be mindful of the feelings of your fellow editors, who may be frustrated by certain types of interaction, such as your addition to Talk:World War I casualties. While you probably didn't intend any offense, please do remember that Wikipedia strives to be an inclusive atmosphere. In light of that, it would be greatly appreciated if you could moderate yourself so as not to offend. Thank you. The Banner talk 14:46, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

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I feel wp:spa might be worth a read.Slatersteven (talk) 15:15, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Seriously? Not true. [1]. And this [2]. I am mostly interested in fixing the WW1 article and military stuff in general, but I am not "single purpose." Come on. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 15:35, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

So you have a dynamic IP? this is why an account would be better. It avoids the appearance of socking.Slatersteven (talk) 15:39, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah I'm sorry. I've never got around really to making an account. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 15:40, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

This creates a lot of unnecessary work for the rest of us. This might go someway to explaining why (perhaps) you have encountered more hostility then you would otherwise have done. We are all unpaid volunteers doing this as a hobby, so anything that makes this harder tends to provoke adverse reaction.Slatersteven (talk) 15:48, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, I've been guessing that because I am an IP, I naturally would be a target. I would probably do the same in your shoes. Once again, apologies for any confusion. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 15:52, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

I should say my IP used to be 98.something so I was pretty steady for about a year, but recently my IP has been going all over the place. I would rather it had stayed IP 98.something to avoid the appearance of vandalism. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 15:54, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Making a account can help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F.

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Thanks Driver, I appreciate the advice. The thing is, I have private reasons why I cannot create an account, so I must edit thru IPs unfortunately, which means I arrive at any discussion with an immediate handicap. I am still relatively new to Wikipedia, and most of my edits have been somewhat minor/medium-sized and constructive, like at Kapp Putsch [3]. The only major improvements I've ever tried here is the WW1 casualties article (which has sadly been undone), and Draft:Neutral powers during World War I, which is incomplete and I would be happy if people can chip in. 2601:85:C101:BA30:3184:8747:B83:4783 (talk) 16:05, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

What do you mean by private reasons ?Driverofknowledge (talk) 03:17, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I am not sure that is not almost wp:outing. We should not ask such questions unless we have serious concerns (and also well found) of socking or block evasion, or similar attempts to hide behind anonymity. If you feel this is the case report it.Slatersteven (talk) 11:18, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

See, my IP changed again, annoying. Yes, it is for private reasons, sorry. 2601:85:C101:BA30:A985:1173:EE5F:238D (talk) 20:49, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

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