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I've undone your revert (while also striking the part of my comment you objected to), because it's not a personal attack -- it doesn't comment on contributors per se, but on their edits. At most might it might rise to the level of invective:
(...) Editors are making the mistake of assuming that the claim being made is at all controversial (news flash -- some CAM's are more popular than others -- but maybe the news hasn't made it all the way out to Boise). (...)
— User:Middle 8 21:19, 10 February 2019
Instead of deleting such a comment, just ask the editor to strike it (or ignore it). As a courtesy and to de-escalate, I've struck it.
Personal attacks comment on contributors in some way, e.g. their motivations. This is from the same discussion as above:
As is too often the cases in this area Middle 8 is misrepresenting the discussion for his own ends. (...)
— User:AlmostFrancis 17:39, 9 February 2019
Please reciprocate by striking "As is too often the cases in this area Middle 8 is misrepresenting the discussion for his own ends."
. (Another reason to strike it is that it's not easily defensible should third parties start looking at edits)
Thanks. -- Middle 8 ( t • c | privacy • acupuncture COI?) 16:39, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
I don't understand this revert [1] , why are you accusing me of dishonesty? Tornado chaser ( talk) 06:17, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
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You have leveled personal attacks at the MEDMOS RfC. Please strike them. For clarity they are: "Are the originators of this RFC so insecure that they feel they must control the inputs of everyone who comments?"
and "who bludgeoned the discussion to start this RFC's"
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05:07, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
"purely in an administrative role". I will not be blocking you if you refuse to strike the above comments but I will enforce other sanctions. The reason I haven't had to levy sanctions against anyone to date is because they all have, when asked, walked backed remarks. I am happy to explain why those lines are personal attacks, but strike them first. Then we can talk. You can always unstrike them if that's where the conversation lands. Barkeep49 ( talk) 05:25, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
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Really appreciate your recent interventions on this - thanks! Contaldo80 ( talk) 04:49, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for your contributions at Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS. This is how articles improve. -- Slugger O'Toole ( talk) 01:31, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi AlmostFrancis I thought you mind be interested in the discussion on posted on an admin board as you've also been involved in this issue. Best wishes: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Catholic_Church_and_HIV.2F_AIDS Contaldo80 ( talk) 02:42, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
I added the reference to st aloyisius being the patron saint of AIDS patients. Do you think this was misplaced? Thanks. Contaldo80 ( talk) 03:21, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi AlmostFrancis you might want to consider creating a brief user page as it shows you up more clearly when interacting. Can I also ask you to check whether you have any thoughts on the use of honorifics in the talk page for Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS. Thanks. Contaldo80 ( talk) 01:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
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Hi there, I've been away for over a month, can you fill me in on what's going on at Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS? If you don't mind - thanks. – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 00:35, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
AlmostFrancis, you've, I believe, spent more time tracking Slugger's disruption on the AIDS article than I have. Would you be willing to submit a statement to Arbitration Enforcement when I submit mine re: Slugger's years of tendentious editing on Catholic topics? – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 02:56, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
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I admire your diligence in trying to eliminate bias. Thanks for all your work. Contaldo80 ( talk) 04:26, 10 June 2020 (UTC) |
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Slugger O'Toole (
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From this edit, it seems like you think the 1989 Vatican AIDS conference is an event worthy of its own article. I've started a draft in my sandbox and invite you to help me flesh it out before moving it to the main. -- Slugger O'Toole ( talk) 02:01, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
I already mentioned this on the talk page, but I want to be sure you have seen that I requested some outside help at the dispute resolution noticeboard. -- Slugger O'Toole ( talk) 13:42, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
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treats -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:05, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
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I mentioned you at Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement. 11Fox11 ( talk) 08:23, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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