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WP:NPOV and summarizing sources[edit]

I rewrote your edit to Shelley Haley because the content you added didn't properly summarize the sources. You wrote His impartiality in his studies were questioned — first off, Haley is a she, but more importantly, neither source suggests anything about "hisher impartiality in hisher studies". People critized that one statement. Your text also failed to note the wider context in the WaPo source, which points out that she says in the documentary that "we don't know her exact racial heritage". Schazjmd (talk) 19:24, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Schazjmd (talk) 22:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Three revert warning[edit]

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