User talk:Small candles

Hi Small Candles,

I'm an anthropology student doing an online research project on wikipedians and their motivations and ideals for writing and editing wikipedia pages. I was wondering if you would be interested in answering a few questions I have - sort of like a small online interview.

Best Karoline Husbond (Student at University of Texas Austin)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karohusb (talk • contribs) 21:11, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi Small candles,

I've noticed your contributions on the definition of woman page and have found them relevant to to an article I am editing. I am wondering what your perspective is on the Feminist Views on Transgender Topics page? Foggymaize (talk) 08:15, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi again,

Thanks for your comments on my talk page, and on the article itself. As you say, there is no neutral evaluation of feminist views (in summary: liberal feminism believes transwomen are women, radical feminists raise a number of safeguarding issues around self ID. Instead, contributors are obsessed with disagreeing with the feminist stances rather than just describing them which is what Wikipedia is for. Note that feminists aren't going onto trans movement pages and talking about all the ways they are wrong. In your first comment you suggested going to the original sources - but when I do (eg reporting the work of Kathryn Stock, a respected academic) it is immediately deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foggymaize (talk • contribs) 04:35, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Small candles, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one of your contributions does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.

There's a page about the NPOV policy that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Below are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 13:19, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
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