User talk:Shay0608

The Spy Machine?
I see that you are learning how to edit Wikipedia. However it is slightly unclear which username is the right one to reach you on (maybe User talk:Bbp2002 ? or User:coconutoil4eva ?)

Recently, under two different new user names, you made edits to an article relating to a documentary about the Mossad: The Spy Machine

So far as I can see the purpose of your edits is to severely edit the quotations I added to the article. It may well be that there was overuse of quotation before but imho the result of the recent edits is problematic. There is now not only a barely comprehensible article but the edits also show a clear bias against the meaning of the original sources (airbrushing?)

I am familiar with the documentary and would like to ensure that the article portrays its content accurately. If I was an editor simply interested in editing this article it would not be a problem to revert and build a better consensus. But, as explained on my user page, I have a COI so do not want to overstep the line.

Hence reaching out in case you might like to try and find a good way forward. The film is unusual and important, made in collaboration with a significant Israeli production company. It deserves to be more accurately represented. Happy to go to WP:RFC or WP:3O if that might help.

AnOpenMedium (talk) 10:47, 19 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi AnOpenMedium. This user is a university student in a course on digital writing. The user is still new and is learning how to navigate editing. I think you are right in that this user could have simply rephrased the quotes and included a citation. Edits like this, however, where others come and delete things, such as excessive quotations, are commonly employed. It remains the task for other interested editors without a COI to come and rephrase the deleted quotes or input their own contributions. Perhaps you could leave a message on the talk page? Coconutoil4eva (talk) 06:43, 21 April 2021 (UTC)