Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Controversy regarding the number of Palestinian casualties in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 January 2024
I wanted to add the comment shown here, but it appears because of the WP:ARBECR rules, I have to make an edit request to have someone else with extended confirmed permissions add it. Sagflaps (talk) 18:19, 18 January 2024 (UTC)


 * If someone were to add the comment they would need to do that under their own name ie they would have to agree with what you have written. Selfstudier (talk) 18:28, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * That seems unnecessarily bureaucratic to me. I took it to the proper channel, so there shouldn't be any problems with the edit being restored by someone who has extended confirmed. Sagflaps (talk) 18:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * To make it clear, you cannot contribute to discussions in the topic area, whether that is you or someone doing it on your behalf. If you still wish to pursue this, then better at Requests for page protection/Edit. Treating this edit request as answered. Selfstudier (talk) 18:49, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I mean I'll take it there, but this seems like unnecessary rules lawyering to me. The comment I wanted to add was constructive to the discussion. Sagflaps (talk) 18:57, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter whether it is constructive or not, the purpose of the restriction is to prevent your participation until the requirements are met. The edit request is intended for changing X to Y in article content. Selfstudier (talk) 19:06, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅. The request has been made, per the process. The request is reasonable. I have restored the comment. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:03, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Um, according to WP:ARBPIA4, non-EC editors cannot comment on AfDs. I don't think it really matters in this particular case, but we should probably stick to the rules. Black Kite (talk) 18:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * This is the kind of situation where I wish I was bold enough to invoke IAR, but I'm not. Sagflaps (talk) 19:16, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Genuine question, why would IAR be justified in this case in particular? The rule (non-EC editors can't participate in AfDs) is working as intended, why should this one specifically be an exception? Chaotıċ Enby  (talk · contribs) 15:59, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It's not, which is why I didn't do it. Sagflaps (talk) 16:45, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * My statement there was mostly relating to the fact that it seems like all discussion so far has been about the rules in a textualist sense, and not how any of this does or does not lead to a better encyclopedia. If I were a sockpuppet trying to inflate my opinion on this deletion discussion, then yes they would have a point. But I am not. Sagflaps (talk) 16:52, 20 January 2024 (UTC)