User talk:Dr. C Palmer

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July 2024
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please don't capitalize words that aren't proper nouns. SPF121188  (talk this way) (my edits) 16:18, 16 July 2024 (UTC)


 * If you are referring to my editing of blacks to Black people - this is an accurate usage according to APA's guide for bias free language: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language.
 * I'm going to use the Exoduster wiki page in a class that provides historical context for Toni Morrison's Paradise and I was a little shocked that this editing had not already occured. What is the basis for the reversion? For example, what kind of usage format are you following if not APA?
 * Thanks,
 * Callie Dr. C Palmer (talk) 17:04, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd like to add this as a resource and as the foundation of my edits beyond the APA page. Please note the following from this guide:
 * Practices to Adopt: (for editors/journals, etc).
 * Accept when scholars capitalize Black; please don’t argue with them.
 * URL for source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A4TEdDgYslX-hlKezLodMIM71My3KTN0zxRv0IQTOQs/mobilebasic Dr. C Palmer (talk) 17:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not trying to argue about "bias," or anything for that matter. "Scholars" also have no additional influence on WP than any other editor. I appreciate your position here, but you should read through WIkipedia's policies and guidelines before making further edits. I'll leave a welcome template below this, and you can let me know if you have any questions, and I'll do the best I can to answer them. Please understand that any reversions have nothing to do with bias. SPF121188  (talk this way) (my edits) 18:13, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I do have questions - can you please point me to the policy about updating language in the wiki page that could be biased? I'm not accusing you of bias, but since I use Wikipedia as a support for teaching, I do want to make sure that students have access to current and/or modern terminology about Black people. I appreciate your help. Dr. C Palmer (talk) 20:14, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

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Happy editing! Cheers, SPF121188  (talk this way) (my edits) 18:15, 16 July 2024 (UTC)