Philosopher Spock

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Again, welcome! DThomsen8 (talk) 01:15, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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How did I vandalize Wikipedia? Philosopher Spock (talk) 03:46, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

See here. You didn't even wait for a 'hell no' before doing it, so I had to overwrite and revert pages. In fact, your move preceded informing people by over 40 minutes. Kingsif (talk) 03:58, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Source required

Hello. Please could you provide a source for the seat distribution on the Israeli election article (at a point that matches the current vote count). In the meantime I have reverted the edit. Thanks, Number 57 00:23, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I provided the source this time; Haaretz. Why did you revert my edit? I'm starting to think you're a vandal! Philosopher Spock (talk) 10:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Just saying the word 'Haaretz' in your edit summary is not a sufficient for sourcing – there are numerous articles on the Haaretz site regarding the election. Plus, the seat distribution needs to be calculated at a point that matches the current vote count. Number 57 11:13, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

The source is reference 1. It's a live update. Philosopher Spock (talk) 11:41, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 09:47, 26 May 2024 (UTC)