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1 edited post. joined just to “correct” one article. Not bazaar, completely normal and justified. whether or not it’s true, it supports something requires correction for some reason. Thought you guys know psychology

have a great life on Earth. you won’t have one after if you don’t change and repent. everyone can be saved. Look at Paul the disciple. God bless you 24.47.208.111 (talk) 09:52, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

What? Reflecktor (talk) 00:48, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Sid she hoped

Sorry, I read that as Sid, the given name and assumed it was vandalism. It appears to have been a typo. EvergreenFir (talk) 18:22, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

It looks that was my fault, my bad. Reflecktor (talk) 18:24, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

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Per this notice you can't edit articles about the conflict till you reach 500 edits Shrike (talk) 17:22, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Right, even if there is not a specific talk page/edit notice that some article is within the WP:PIA area, best to be cautious until you reach the ecp qualifying level.Selfstudier (talk) 18:01, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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Did you edited under any other accounts/IPs before? Shrike (talk) 20:03, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Yes, why? Reflecktor (talk) 00:39, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Could you please disclose it per WP:SCRUTINY Shrike (talk) 04:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

I don't have any other accounts, I have edited under IP addresses before creating an account. Could you explain why you're asking me this? Have we interacted before? Reflecktor (talk) 10:21, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

You editing about I/P conflict, many users that were banned or blocked from editng and are interested in this topic so WP:SCRUTINY is needed also you last edits aagain about the conflict[1] but you didn't reached 500 edits yet please stop if not you could be reported so administrave action could be taken Shrike (talk) 10:37, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Okay, well I've barely even touched that area, it looks like you've been snooping about my edits so I'm sure you can see that this is quite a minor interest to me. I don't really intend on editing in that area very much at all in the future, which would be business as usual as you can see. Reflecktor (talk) 13:53, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

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I'm baffled as to why you prefer Ottoman occupation to Ottoman rule. Are you trying to say Greece and Athens weren't under Ottoman rule in 1810? Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 11:52, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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So nice to see another editor making small but meaningful copy changes that simplify the prose and reduce ambiguity and bias. Thanks. Popcornfud (talk) 12:19, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

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Jacintha Buddicom

Hi - I note that you have sought to clarify the contrast of Dione Venables’ account of "Eric's attempted rape" of Jacintha Buddicom with Kathryn Hughes' softer "botched seduction". You added “Venables described an incident where Buddicom shouted, screamed, and kicked before returning home with a bruise[d] hip and a ripped skirt." Your insert is probably not wrong, although the language and context is different (I'm not sure where you get that Buddicom kicked Eric, although I can quite imagine given the context that you could suppose she might have).

The problem I have is that there have been a lot of words inserted or sampled from statements to clarify and indeed magnify what did happen that pivotal day in Rickmansworth, which changed everything for the young Eric and arguably shaping the Orwell he became. The truth is, Venables never used the phrase "attempted rape" in her postscript, Kathryn Hughes did in her article. If you go back to Venables’ postscript, you will note that Venables had herself asked Guiny if Eric had raped her sister and Guiny said “No”. As Hughes must have noted, Eric had “attempted to take things further” (a quote from Venables’ postscript) but Hughes conflated both statements to invent a new phrase “attempted rape”, before refuting it as her main premise, which is of course correct (Venables knew it). The rest is extrapolation from repeated authors who want to make large on the incident, with good reason - it was an important moment - but we have to stay true to what we know before getting carried away by what we want to know. Unfortunately, the language we use has a tendency to take on a life of its own.

The truth is, Venables never spoke to Jacintha Buddicom directly about the incident - she obtained some hints from her sister Guinever Buddicom after Jacintha had died. We have to be wary of layered derivatives. Would you be open to altering the text in the article to reflect this more accurately? Guy WF Loftus (talk) 06:58, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, if the word 'rape' isn't used by Venables then I think the wording of the article ought to take that into account. Reflecktor (talk) 08:57, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Therein lies the problem - the word "rape" was used by Venables in her dialogue with Guiny (according to her diaries), in the form of a question not as an assertion. Consequently, I consider the word "rape" (which is rightly incendiary) should be removed because the use of the word was never used by the victim and was denied by her sister. Geneus01 (talk) 09:45, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Reflecktor… would you willing to make that change? Geneus01 is right to point out that the word was used by Venables to direct the conversation she had with her cousin but it has been taken out of context. Knowing where it came from would help in putting it back into the realms of speculation, which is inadmissible in Wikipedia. "Attempted rape" and "Tried to rape" are journalistic invention. Guy WF Loftus (talk) 10:10, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Would something like this be appropriate to you? The report of Venables about what she said happened i.e Buddicom had a ripped skirt etc., then a remark that some have interpreted this as attempted rape, others have criticised the idea that it was a rape attempt. Reflecktor (talk) 10:17, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Works for me… but I guess if you write that "some" have interpreted this as attempted rape, you would have to provide citations on "some"… Guy WF Loftus (talk) 10:31, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Or we could insert a footnote to keep the narrative flow. Geneus01 (talk) 11:02, 3 August 2024 (UTC)2A02:C7C:F62B:DE00:2426:5EE5:392F:68E0 (talk) 11:00, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

If you don't mind, I'll leave it to you "guys" (non-gender specific)... Guy WF Loftus (talk) 11:06, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Guy WF Loftus: - Reflektor - I have had a go at softening the main text but keeping the more controversial characterisation as a footnote, which I think is more appropriate for the casual reader. Please adjust as you see fit. Geneus01 (talk) 17:25, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for doing this Geneus01 – I think what you have written is good. It looks like a minor edit to a the casual browser but believe me, this is important. I have noticed in The Orwell Society how Venables’ fictional reporting of “attempted rape” has been used by a number of authors to promote a misogynist narrative about George Orwell. The arguments for misogyny may stand but “attempted rape” is invented and needs to be called out for what it is verifiably and explicit in Wikipedia for anyone seeking the truth, which is clear from your footnote. Guy WF Loftus (talk) 10:06, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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Mozambique and William Francis Buckley

"In 1962 he declared that "African nationalism is self-discrediting" and that "the time is bound to come when" the West "realize what is the nature of the beast"." Do you know the source of this? I mean from the book? I do not know what Column December 2nd 1962 means. I would like to read the article. John Not Real Name (talk) 17:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

@John Not Real Name: I'm sure to be honest, maybe the source lists the citation? Reflecktor (talk) 15:37, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

No, I checked the book and it came up with Column and I do not know what Column means. It might be a magazine? John Not Real Name (talk) 17:14, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

I presume it's a National Review column from that date. Reflecktor (talk) 19:07, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

I cannot find anything. I hate citations like that. The actual source is never mentioned properly. That or I am an idiot. John Not Real Name (talk) 14:37, 10 September 2024 (UTC)