User talk:Michael R Bax

July 2020
Hello, I'm Bagumba. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to George Floyd seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. There's only fringe conspiracy theories that he's not dead. —Bagumba (talk) 17:03, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

I did not assert that he is alive. Please reread my edit summary.

Michael R Bax (talk) 14:30, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I can see now where it might not have been your intent, but a reader seeing "allegedly killed" could interpret that it was staged. In any event, it's not widely held that the knee was not a major factor in his death. Feel free to discuss at the article talk page if you still disagree. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 14:42, 1 August 2020 (UTC)


 * "allegedly: adverb, used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. 'he was allegedly a leading participant in the coup attempt'"


 * A fluent English reader is unlikely to interpret "allegedly killed" as meaning "staged". Factual accuracy is more important than catering to readers of less fluency.  And how widely held a belief is has no bearing on its factual accuracy.  Wikipedia is not meant to be a popularity contest.  Facts matter.  Opinions do not.


 * Michael R Bax (talk) 17:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

August 2020
Hi Michael R Bax! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor&#32;at George Floyd that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. —Bagumba (talk) 14:50, 1 August 2020 (UTC)