User talk:BigMouthCommie

Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.

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Verifiability, not truth

Hey, thanks for your comments on the Andy Ngo talk page. Since you're fairly new here, I wanted to point out our WP:VERIFIABILITY policy and the Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth essay. I know it's a lot to read but the important part is that we go by what's been published by reliable sources, not our own beliefs. This also means that if a reliable source makes a claim or uses a certain label to describe someone, we take it at face value - There's no need to explain the reasoning behind it or provide additional supporting evidence. If another editor demands to know how or why the source came up with that label, you do not need to engage or satisfy them. Simply pointing out that it's reliably sourced is sufficient. Hope this helps. –dlthewave ☎ 22:57, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

November 2023

Please refrain from using talk pages such as Talk:Antifa (United States) for general discussion of this or other topics. They are for discussion related to improving the article in specific ways, based on reliable sources and the project policies and guidelines; they are not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See the talk page guidelines for more information. Posting "no u" is just trolling. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 13:33, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

the comment to which i was responding did not make a clear request regarding what information they wanted further explained. "no u" was, in fact, all that i wanted to contribute at that point in the discussion, to ask them to clarify the explanation they were seeking.

your accusation of trolling indicates you either werent following the conversation, or don't care to have your intelocutors comments expounded upon. either way, it's a "you" problem. commie (talk) 14:21, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

... you need to re-read that section, because I'm the person they were sealioning. I was definitely following the conversation. "no u" is not helpful in any way shape or form. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 14:35, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

if everyone else is a troll, it's probably not everyone else who is the problem. commie (talk) 20:29, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

> "no u" is not helpful in any way shape or form

it helped them see that they needed to clarify their question. which was the point. commie (talk) 20:30, 20 November 2023 (UTC)