User talk:Sikander/Archive 1

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 * @, @: Done, thanks! // sikander (talk) 16:40, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
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November 2019
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Kartarpur, Pakistan; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

DS alert
-- D Big X ray ᗙ  14:12, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Request
Please stop removing the picture I took of the Prime Minister of New Zealand wearing a Mohammedan veil. Her use of that rag over her head is, apparently, newsworthy.  --Chlorineer (talk) 20:35, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Please read through the licensing requirements for files uploaded to Commons. // sikander { talk } 20:49, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * You clearly have a pro-Mohammedan bias. Wikipedia must maintain a neutral-point-of-view. Please stop!--Chlorineer (talk) 21:12, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

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Abbasi ministry
Hi Siqbal, thank you for expanding the cabinet table, but i have some concerns. The official notification mentioning the portfolios of cabinet members not announced yet, therefore I suggest we should not rely on news sources at the moment. I hope in a day or two, portfolios of the members will be made clear. --Saqib (talk) 13:41, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * @, Sure. // sikander (talk) 13:42, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

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 * Yep, this can be deleted as there is a better svg version of the logo. // sikander { talk } 🦖 03:45, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

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Unsourced
Hi Sikander,

You've been here longer than I have, almost a year to the date. I'm kind of surprised that you also see it's completely unsourced yet you reinstated a section and ask "why fight on this?" You know that we need proper sourcing, right? I've taken the liberty to remove the section all together. The reason why I noticed it before was because of the N U K E D, but I should've removed it in its entirety straight away. If you can find reliable sources that go into detail about the comment section about a particular website, then go ahead. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 19:36, 28 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Well, unfortunately this whole interaction started off somewhat unpleasantly with the first removal tagged as "trimming fluff." I thought the action was a bit inconsiderate in that the immediate section after it starts with "the second major version..." with information about the first version now deleted. I restored it, you reverted it saying it is unsourced... while other sections on the page are also unsourced, so I fail to understand what logic was used to remove just one section.
 * Now you have nuked the entire section with a petty "Have fun looking up sources" comment in edit summary. Great.
 * A WP:NEEDCITE in the content would've been more appropriate and welcome. For future edits I suggest taking concerns to the Talk page first before deleting entire sections in these kind of pages that have been around for 19+ years. Anyways, best regards. // sikander { talk } 🦖 22:11, 28 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hey, you know what, you're right. I had a very long day, but that's no excuse, like yourself, I've been here for years. I shouldn't have reacted in such a way, I apologise. I should've known better to act snarky through an edit summary. My apologies for my rude behaviour. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 22:29, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries! Thanks for the follow-up, appreciate it. We're all trying to make Wikipedia a better and more reliable source of information. I'm probably extra sensitive about that page and site since it's an almost daily visit for me, haha. Cheers. // sikander { talk } 🦖 23:33, 28 May 2023 (UTC)