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Hi Royal Autumn Crest. Thank you for being a mentor.
I have a question about cleaning up my editing. I have searched for answers but I'm not using the right key words to find the solution. I have made many little changes to my posts for typing mistakes and wording. The question is, is there a way to clean up the history of the edits so it looks less cluttered with so many nitpicking changes? I don't want it to overshadow the edits made by others. Is it possible or do I have to be fully content with the final text before posting? Thank you in advance.- Cerie1914
Cerie1914 (
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18:23, 29 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Hi @
Royal Autumn Crest:! I recommend you have a look at some of your
mentee's contributions and further advise them on Wikipedia's policies. It's one thing to
be bold, but if it's a new user without a clear grasp of how Wikipedia works we get:
attributing claims to sources that do not make them (Minority Rights and Joshua Project says nothing about "culinary influence of the Khmers" being "present in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam due to the indigenous Khmer minorities still inhabiting those countries.")
Yes, I had concerns before, but I now I'm aware of how WP operates. I'm fine with working with others and Turaids. I'm glad WP encourages new editors to be bold, especially this past few days, as it's the most effective way to learn how to navigate this space and is very informative. On my end, I see no need to escalate to the noticeboard.
Cerie1914 (
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18:43, 14 June 2023 (UTC)reply