User talk:68.114.129.21

April 2018
 Hello, I'm Donner60. I noticed that in this edit to List of genocides by death toll, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 02:16, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I am striking the above message because your comment to me shows you are in good faith and I think the removal of content from the article was inadvertent. Nonetheless, my revert of the edit was necessary under the circumstances.


 * I put this reply to your message on my talk page.


 * Please see Native American disease and epidemics. There are only a few verifiable instances of intentional killing of Native Americans by disease and the link. The current consensus is that the vast majority of Native American deaths were by diseases that were unintentionally and unknowingly introduced to North America by European colonists. Genocide is the intentional killing of a large number of people in an ethnic group. In any event, your number of 100 million certainly could not be verified by a reliable, verifiable source as the discusses. You would need citation of reliable, verifiable, neutral (third-party) sources for the addition.


 * You may be able to carry on the discussion at the talk page for the article (and it is likely to have been covered in the past, at the Teahouse or perhaps on the talk page of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. Other forums can be found at Dispute resolution.


 * This is my opinion and how I would evaluate such a change. You are free to look for others. I am glad you noted that my revert of your addition is not at issue. You have no doubt realized that your addition also improperly (but I assume inadvertently) removed another entry.


 * I appreciate your message and the chance to comment on your proposal. Donner60 (talk) 02:50, 11 April 2018 (UTC)