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Senkaku Islands Talk Page
Hi, I wanted to explain a little more about why I removed your comments on Talk:Senkaku Islands. I can see that you're new to Wikipedia, and I would not be surprised if you came here because you heard about this article on another website. What that other website didn't tell you, or what you just didn't know, is that Wikipedia doesn't work like other sites. While Wikipedia is the "encyclopedia that anyone can edit", it is not a free-flowing place where anyone can post political arguments about whatever topic they like. The particular rule that applies here is WP:NOTFORUM. The talk pages of articles may only be used to discuss improvements to the article. That means discussing wording, providing new sources, disputing the sources that are there, etc. They are not the place for you to make the Japanese case about Senkaku. The truth is, there's no need to--we all know the case. Some of us support it, others don't. But that doesn't matter because Wikipedia isn't about taking sides or advancing a position. Rather, it's about reporting what reliable sources say in a neutral way. The article will never reflect only the Japanese or only the Taiwanese or anyone's viewpoint. If you are willing to work within those rules, you will be a welcome contributor to the encyclopedia. If you're not, you won't be able to do what you want anyway and will eventually be blocked from editing. It's up to you how you want to proceed. I recommend reading through some of the links in the above welcome message, and deciding if Wikipedia is something you want to be a part of. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:33, 11 November 2010 (UTC)