User talk:Abu iskander

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Your only edit
You made a single edit to 2018 Kemerovo fire, which looks all too much like an attempt to censor that article. Please don't try to do that again. Debresser (talk) 17:39, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

I am not sure why you think this is censorship. "Others claim the number of people killed in fire" is weasel words. Who are these others? Maybe the attached source? Well. One of the sources ( "They say Russia is trying to cover up the 'real' death toll in the Kemerovo fire. Is it true?". Meduza. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.) there says verbatim that "So this is all just a bunch of rumors? Probably, yes. This kind of thing happens during disasters, terrorist attacks, and other calamities. Fake reports appear on social media, old photographs are presented as new footage, security camera videos circulate that have nothing to do with the incident, and people share panicked announcements, asking for reposts. With Sunday’s fire in Kemerovo, it was more of the same — and maybe even more than usual." So actually the source says that "while some people say that - they are wrong". Abu iskander (talk) 19:17, 2 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Because it is just a bit suspicious that a new editor shows up, knowledgeable in Wikipedia terminology, rules and guidelines, and his only edit is to remove a statement about a government cover-up.
 * I agree with you that a certain amount of exaggeration always takes place, but in this case the claims are 1. persistent 2. argumented 3. substantial. 4. backed up by public opinion. In any case, since it is sourced, it stays. Debresser (talk) 08:35, 3 April 2018 (UTC)


 * The claims are not backed up by the source you yourself provided. In the meduza.io source it says that the government death toll is probably true. Abu iskander (talk) 15:09, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * It still mentions the other opinion, and that is all we need for inclusion. And I provided one more source. And it shouldn't be hard to find more. Debresser (talk) 18:29, 4 April 2018 (UTC)