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I don’t know much about Wikipedia editing as I’m used to fandom editing but I’ll try and remember to add summaries. And I’m sorry if I’m doing this wrong I don’t know how talk pages work

Well, you have the replying part down, but please make sure to always sign your comments with four tildes: ~~~~. M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 03:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

ok, Also feel free to change “Former Countries of Afghanistan” as I was just coping “Former Countries of the United States” Bvcitizen (talk) 03:25, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Category:Former Countries of Afghanistan has been nominated for renaming

Category:Former Countries of Afghanistan has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. M Imtiaz (talk · contribs) 03:01, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

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Go for it I think it’s a good idea. Bvcitizen (talk) 04:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

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Category:Fascist states

Hello, Bvcitizen, and Welcome to Wikipedia! I notice you have added Category:Fascist states to a couple of dozen articles. I first noticed this at Vichy France, but the category is not an appropriate addition to that article, because "Fascist state" is not a defining characteristic of the Vichy regime. Accordingly, I've removed this category from that article. If you disagree, you can raise a discussion at the article Talk page about it, but please read Wikipedia:Categorization first, and in particular, the discussion of "defining characteristics" on that page. This same principle may apply to some of the other articles you changed, as well. Thanks, and happy editing! Mathglot (talk) 18:50, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

If you feel as though I have added some categories wrongly feel free to change that as I was following my gut and doing it on the fact they were puppet states, though I do feel as though Vichy can be considered Fascist as there leader was a fascist. Bvcitizen (talk) 2:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I undid another dozen or so changes to categories. I appreciate your desire to improve the articles, that's what we're all here for, but we don't change articles based on our gut feelings, but rather based on what independent, secondary, reliable sources have to say about any given topic. WP:Verifiability is a key principle for adding content to an article, and WP:Categorization has its own special considerations. Your bold edits are welcome here, that's also a key principle, but as you are still new here, if you find yourself about to repeat the same edit in dozens of articles, maybe try it on just one or two of them at first, and see how that goes.

You can also ask questions about a proposed edit before you make it, in various locations: the most logical if it pertains mostly to just one article, is the Talk page of the article itself. If it applies to a whole topic, like, say, client states of Japan, say, you could ask a question at the Talk page for the WikiProject page for Japan, namely: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan. You can also visit the WP:Tea house, and ask any question at all about Wikipedia. Finally, you can ask a question here on your Talk page, and add the token, {{Help me}} to your message, and an experienced editor will come along and answer your question right here. Hope this helps, Mathglot (talk) 19:43, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

It does I have the tendency to get all fired up when my edits are undone but I’m currently trying to keep that u see check and key but thanks. Bvcitizen (talk) 19:48, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Understandable, but if it makes you feel any better, even after you've been here for many years, you'll still have some of your edits undone; that's just the way it goes in a collaborative environment with thousands of editors, and you learn not to react adversely. See WP:BRD for how to deal with reverts in general. If it's about a content dispute, the first place to go is the article Talk page, and there are other methods of dispute resolution, as well. HTH, Mathglot (talk) 20:57, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Yeah thanks. Bvcitizen (talk) 6:18, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Socialist parties

Hello BVcitizen, putting every progressive, green, or liberal party into "State and local socialist parties in the United States" is using way too broad a brush. I see no support for classifying green parties as "socialist" in the individual party articles, or in the green politics article, for that matter. Not every party that is left of center qualifies as a "socialist" party. Regarding edit reversion, please remember WP:BRD, and refrain from re-adding the category in cases where I've reverted it until it's been discussed, either here or at my talk page, further. Thanks. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 22:16, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

@BubbaJoe123456: Category:State and local socialist parties in the United States, that is what the category is called that sounds like a category that holds socialist parties, some Green Parties hold Eco-Socialism and Social Democracy and I quote “ Social democracy is a political and social philosophy within socialism“. There is nothing in that category saying that strictly plain socialist parties are to be added. Bvcitizen (talk) 22:21, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

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