User talk:John koprivne

Najwa is not lebanese american!!!! She is Lebanese, why do you keep putting American????

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Heya Masr Foundation (April 3)
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KylieTastic (talk) 10:19, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Heya Masr Foundation (April 23)
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(talk | contribs) 03:21, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024
Hello, I'm Discospinster. I noticed that you recently removed content from Western Sahara without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ... disco spinster   talk  19:06, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Western Sahara. Your edits continue to appear to constitute vandalism and have been automatically reverted. Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 19:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
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 * The following is the log entry regarding this warning: Western Sahara was changed by John koprivne (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.924758 on 2024-05-04T19:12:01+00:00

 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. ... disco spinster   talk  19:16, 4 May 2024 (UTC)


 * This block is unfair as I was in the process of writing on the talk page the reasons why I deleted the content and suddenly I found myself blocked. The information I deleted is outdated hence incorrect. First of all, the article is fully biased as it does not give correct information about the conflict. Moreover, some of the words and sources used in this article are clearly biased. But most importantly, the information in this article is extremely outdated as it has been decades that Morocco controls the whole sahara region described as Western Sahara. I deleted the content so that readers don't see an article that I believe goes against Wikipedia guidelines. I was going to write a new accurate and up to date article that is truly unbiased. Furthermore, I am Russian so I really don't have any affiliation on interest in defending either sides in this dispute, I just really care about reporting with integrity (by being neutral) and following wikipedia guidelines.

John koprivne (talk) 19:30, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
 * In addition to being totally out of bounds, you are factually wrong. Your intended edits would make the encyclopedia inarguably worse. ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Factually wrong, how? How do you know what my edits would look like? Wikipedia is not a place where you get to spread your opinions or political agendas. I know, I am factually correct, most of that article is biased and simply incorrect if you don't have enough information about a topic I'd suggest you stay out of it instead of arguing just for the sake of arguing. What makes the encyclopedia worst and the reason why it's viewed as a non credible source in academia is people like you who for some reason think they can not only discuss but also judge something they are completely ignorant about.
 * First, please sign your comments with ~ . Secondly, "it has been decades that Morocco controls the whole sahara region described as Western Sahara" is untrue. You are explicitly stating that you were going to put misinformation (disinformation?) into an article. ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:24, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I love how you have full confidence in your ignorance. Do some research and you would see that the statement you're calling misinformation and even disinformation is in fact correct. But, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you're just sincerely misinformed because most of the google search results that come up about this topic are incorrect and again outdated. So I'll give you some help, here's another wikipedia article about the topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.
 * Look where the president of "Western Sahara" lives, Do you think that the President would be living in a refugee camp in Tindouf Algeria if SADR had any sovereignty over the Sahara?
 * Here's a published academic paper, discussing Cardiovascular Diseases in Morocco per region that has a map of Morocco that includes the whole area of Western Sahara as Moroccan: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-the-regions-of-Morocco-12-regions-17_fig1_355082014
 * My passion is traveling, I have been to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,..., and most countries in Africa. I wouldn't even be interested to write about something I'm not knowledgable in. I know for a fact that Morocco is who's controlling the Western Sahara territory because first I have simply been there. Second, I hold a bachelor's, and master's degree in political science and African studies so I know this topic by heart. John koprivne (talk) 23:02, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
 * You are ignorant about the situation, who wrote the articles here, what our policies and guidelines are, and how to effectively communicate. I recommend you read up on all of these before spreading your ignorance further. Suffice it to say none of this is the way to get unlocked. Even the mildest amount of background knowledge would tell you that Morocco do not occupy the territory east of the berm. Good luck in life. ―Justin ( koa v f ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

John koprivne (talk) 22:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

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