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Mbeck171117's grammar[edit]

For every writer, there's a bunch of non-writers who meddle with writers' articles, hardly knowing what they're doing. For instance: Mbeck171117 "corrected" this article's grammar and injected the following non-sentences:

Introducing international sports competitions in Asia.

The promotion of the Olympics around the world.

Founding of the first Boy Scout troops in the Philippines (1910), initiating and organizing the American Expeditionary Forces games and its corollary the Inter-Allied Games at the end of the War in Europe.

The above three lines do not possess subjects (stated or implied), and would make no sense standing alone.

Buttons58 attempted to correctly correct Mbeck171117's mistaken "corrections." But then Buttons58's work was reverted by User:Flibirigit, restoring Mbeck171117's grammar lapses.

Oliver Puertogallera (talk) 03:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The entire article is in a horrible state of disrepair. The above edits by User:Oliver Puertogallera have not resolved concerns of WP:NPOV and WP:PUFFERY. Flibirigit (talk) 11:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, this reverted edit I made was to restore the unxplained deletion of an infbox. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 11:09, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Flibirigit's hurt pride[edit]

The entire article is not in a "horrible state of disrepair." The Infobox was not deleted. Oliver Puertogallera (talk) 11:36, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]