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-- Aquillion ( talk) 21:39, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
Generally speaking, WP:PRIMARY sources have to be used a bit cautiously - in particular, they can't really be used for any interpretation or analysis, and we have to be careful to note when we're just repeating eg. someone's self-description, rather than just presenting it as fact. I noticed you were adding / relying on a lot of such sources in Heterodox Academy and your edit summary implied you thought this was a good thing - generally speaking, especially for controversial things, primary sources are not the best. Also, per WP:CSECTION, controversy sections are usually best avoided. Finally, I have to ask (since it seems to be the only focus of your editing) - do you have any connection to Heterodox Academy yourself? -- Aquillion ( talk) 23:47, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
I have no connection to Heterodox Academy. I generally relied on primary sources only when no external reference was available. For instance, their Campus Expression Survey does not have external sources to draw on, for instance, with respect to their podcast, the Campus Expression Survey, or when referencing particular articles. But I have concerns that many of the articles being presented as neutral sources -- the articles have an explicitly hostile or critical tone towards Heterodox Academy. It is one thing to rely on secondary sources, it is another to rely exclusively on negative secondary sources. This does not present a neutral or particularly accurate view of the issue in question. -- Moses102 ( talk) 01:31, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Heterodox Academy; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
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I am not intending to engage in an edit war. I certainly did not start one. Every revision I make is being immediately undone by user: Aquillon who seems to have some objection tot the organization. I am new to this website, so trying to figure out how to resolve this issue. But it is extremely frustrating. -- Moses102 ( talk) 01:26, 17 July 2019 (UTC)-- Moses102 ( talk) 01:26, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
Liz, thanks for the reference. I'll check it out. I am happy to discuss good-faith differences of opinion. I am not out to advance any particular narrative of the organization, but I am disturbed that Aquillon seems to have an axe to grind, not just as it relates to this page, but also other pages related to Jon Haidt or related organizations. More disturbingly, the secondary sources he relies upon are explicitly negative in areas that should be relatively neutral and straightforward (such as describing, literally, what the organization is). How do you deal with someone like this, who has a very particular message they are trying to advance, and resist or erase any attempts to add greater context or nuance? (S)he seems to be doggedly set against a neutral or charitable view of the organization (let alone an overtly positive one, which is not something I am trying to create)...-- Moses102 ( talk) 03:03, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Moses102 reported by User:Aquillion (Result: ). Thank you. Aquillion ( talk) 00:20, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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. The full report is at the edit warring noticeboard. Thank you, EdJohnston ( talk) 03:21, 17 July 2019 (UTC)