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IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 04:45, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

I commented on the talk section and now can't even see the comment. What happened to it? Jlherman324 (talk) 05:09, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I removed your comment since you must be logged-in, have 500 edits and an account age of 30 days to edit in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict topic area. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 05:27, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Is there a way for you to retrieve it and send it to me -- I spent a lot of time writing it Jlherman324 (talk) 05:29, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Absolutely. You can find your comment here: https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AZionism&diff=1240209875&oldid=1240086144 - IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 05:33, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Final question -- if I have suggestions that would improve a controversial article but don't have 500 edits -- what is the best way to communicate them? Jlherman324 (talk) 05:41, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Find an EC editor willing to do it for you. (By which I mean, do it in their own name, not merely relay your opinion). Selfstudier (talk) 08:33, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

You may find WP:EDITXY useful. Sean.hoyland (talk) 08:58, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

@Jlherman324, refer to WP:ER. That is the only acceptable method for your to post on article talk pages that are in the WP:ARBPIA topic area, until you have 500 edits. TarnishedPath^talk 09:49, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

October 2024

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Rachel Wainer Apter, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Snickers2686 (talk) 03:56, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Why did you not find it constructive? (Admittedly I made a mistake on the name of her spouse and have now fixed it) Jlherman324 (talk) 04:00, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Seeing you reverted the correct name as well, I'm curious what your objection was? Jlherman324 (talk) 04:02, 30 October 2024 (UTC)