User talk:LBCeditor

November 2020
 Hello, I'm Donner60. I noticed that in this edit to Freedom Bell, 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. Thank you. Donner60 (talk) 05:03, 9 November 2020 (UTC)


 * I am striking this message because the edit was in good faith and has been explained. Suggestion and comments were given in section below. Donner60 (talk) 23:39, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Reply: November 2020
Donner60, you restored my edits without explaining why. The reason I rewrote this "Occasions for Ringing" section was because it contains information which is misleading and false. The bell is rung daily tor two minutes, not five. The specific dates of ringing referenced in the original, now restored, suggests that the bell was rung to commemorate days which, aside from the daily ringing at noon, have no other special ringing. No citation exists, beyond uncorroborated twitter links, for any of the dates referenced in the current article. Please restore my previous version that is accurate and links to two reliable publications, https://www.berlin.de/ba-tempelhof-schoeneberg/ueber-den-bezirk/historisches/artikel.362167.php and https://www.ghi-dc.org/fileadmin/publications/Bulletin/bu44.pdf. Thank you in advance.


 * This reference supports the ringing on certain special past dates except for the probably bogus addition of a current date: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/freedom-bell. I will not revert your restoration of your new edit if you add a page number for the second citation and if you keep the current special dates except the last sentence and add the reference that I just cited to it. I will add a null edit comment in support if I see it. I think it is appropriate for you to add a full and correct edit which will be a good step for you if you intend to keep editing.

:Because your edit has some basis and you have left a civil reply here, I will not leave a warning for your vandalization of my talk page (which I reverted) and note your recent activity in the hope that you will use this opportunity to become a productive editor. Donner60 (talk) 05:55, 9 November 2020 (UTC)


 * I sincerely apologize for the the note about vandalization and recent activity. That was a mistake on my part. I attributed your message to another message because of what I saw on my talk page. Old vandalism remained after your message. I thought I was reverting that. Actually, I was unknowingly reverting a "sine bot" message about the signature of the preceding message. I should have been more careful. Thank you for your thoughtful comment and I hope my mistake, which I just noticed, will not be a discouragement to you. Donner60 (talk) 23:37, 9 November 2020 (UTC)