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Happy editing! Fahads1982 (talk) 03:09, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Serge, an admin here on Wikipedia. I appreciate your interest and efforts to add to Wikipedia. That said, I've noticed you've been making some unnecessary edits, and want to explain things to you so you're not wasting your time.
You keep adding sources for release dates that already have a source. Please look over WP:LEAD. Because article intro paragraphs are supposed to summarize what is later covered and expanded upon in the body of the article, references don't need to be present in the intro when they're already present in the body. So, you'll want to check the article body - often "release" or similarly named sections - to see if it's already sourced. If it is, you don't need to be adding it to the intros.
Hopefully that makes sense. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks. Sergecross73 msg me 22:47, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
I recently reversed your recent edit to the LGBT rights in the State of Palestine page. It put undue influence on the HRW (the same link is cited twice), and some random UN document (the link doesn't even work). The problem with citing the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights is that it is an abstract of this 49 page report. It would be better to cite that report, using Template:Cite report, rather than the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights. The Forbes article is by a Senior Contributor and as it says on WP:RSPSOURCES, "Most content on Forbes.com is written by Senior Contributors or Contributors with minimal editorial oversight, and is generally unreliable," so using that link is not helpful, especially since it is only citing the view of ONE person (Asher Fergusson) for its information on its list (besides which, listicles are usually terrible and worthless articles, and this is no exception to that).
There are other word additions such as "it should be noted that sentiment towards LGBTQ in the Muslim world is largely negative" and "but isn't enforced in the west bank", among other changes, which aren't either in-line with the sources, or are unhelpful. Surely, there is negative sentiment toward LGBTQ people in the Muslim world as polls (if they can be fully believed) e and is indicated in the article already with the line "public opinion polls indicating low tolerance for homosexuality."
Furthermore, adding the words "This confusion can be demonstrated by the inconsistency in reporting on this subject" is a sentence contradicted by your addition "On the other hand, homosexuality was noted to be illegal, with a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment" (citing, again, sources which do NOT help in showing the lack of consensus over whether these laws apply, including an opinion piece (not helpful as a source), a Human Dignity Trust page already cited on the existing page, and a HRW page (I just added a better version of this content to the page, a HRW annex describing the organization's view of the law being in-force).
Your addition of lines like "in the past Israel did not allow work permits for these refugees, but this was changed in 2022 and today homosexual Palestinian refuges are allowed to work in Israel" sounds a lot like pinkwashing, which doesn't help users, especially since the Boxerman article is already cited, as is the O'Connor one, while the i24 news one has dubious notability. Adding the words "The Palestinian police has threatened to arrest anyone involved in the gathering, but following" doesn't help either.
Just thought I'd explain my reversal here in order to avoid a possible edit war. I would support adding the 49 page report as a source to the "Civil rights and government action" section. Historyday01 (talk) 03:17, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
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See my reversion explanation. Kingsif (talk) 22:29, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
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