User talk:Z. Patterson

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auto reversion

Hi, you auto-reverted an edit of mine that was essentially adding a dummy sentence to make an article not seem to jump topics for lacking citation. obviously the company owns the things the article says they bought, but since it just switches to talking about them without introducing them it sounds bizarre. Please restore it or change the wording yourself according to Wikipedia standards. 2600:100E:B022:FDC3:E458:F188:96D4:1C59 (talk) 23:03, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@2600:100E:B022:FDC3:E458:F188:96D4:1C59: I restored your sentence and added a citation. Z. Patterson (talk) 23:14, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

UAA instructions

I see that you reported some accounts at WP:UAA that have never edited. Please only report accounts with edits, and do not report those with no edits in the preceding two weeks. Avoid reporting users who have not edited or have not edited within the last two weeks, unless there is an egregious name violation. Admins do not want to waste time handling accounts that may never be used. – DreamRimmer (talk) 06:37, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I came to make the same point. Please note that some wikis allow organisation accounts - see Commons policy for an example, the German wiki is another. Please don't report users at WP:UAA if they haven't edited on this wiki. Cabayi (talk) 09:23, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can’t ban someone who say fact

Some UK citizens thinks house of lords corrupt. Why I can’t say it corrupt same Thai senate this violent freedom of speech. Every things in here always bias The unelected House of Lords bad as Thai but why nobody ask. I am not to try to say there is media bias but this is too much. https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/the-unelected-house-of-lords-is-undermining-britains-reputation/ 118.173.248.224 (talk) 08:10, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@118.173.248.224: Talk about improving the articles, rather than using the talk pages as forums. Also adhere to neutral point of view. Make sure your statements sound neutral. You may wish to ask if your comments are appropriate to add to the article. Z. Patterson (talk) 13:51, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@118.173.248.224: I would also like to add that just because a statement is true does not necessarily mean it is appropriate to put in an article. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth, Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Citing sources, and Wikipedia:reliable sources. Z. Patterson (talk) 14:20, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]