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Introduction to contentious topics

You have recently edited a page related to the Arab–Israeli conflict, a topic designated as contentious. This is a brief introduction to contentious topics and does not imply that there are any issues with your editing.

A special set of rules applies to certain topic areas, which are referred to as contentious topics. These are specially designated topics that tend to attract more persistent disruptive editing than the rest of the project and have been designated as contentious topics by the Arbitration Committee. When editing a contentious topic, Wikipedia’s norms and policies are more strictly enforced, and Wikipedia administrators have special powers in order to reduce disruption to the project.

Within contentious topics, editors should edit carefully and constructively, refrain from disrupting the encyclopedia, and:

• adhere to the purposes of Wikipedia;
• comply with all applicable policies and guidelines;
• follow editorial and behavioural best practice;
• comply with any page restrictions in force within the area of conflict; and
• refrain from gaming the system.

Additionally, you must be logged-in, have 500 edits and an account age of 30 days, and are not allowed to make more than 1 revert within 24 hours on a page within this topic.

Editors are advised to err on the side of caution if unsure whether making a particular edit is consistent with these expectations. If you have any questions about contentious topics procedures you may ask them at the arbitration clerks' noticeboard or you may learn more about this contentious topic here. You may also choose to note which contentious topics you know about by using the {{Ctopics/aware}} template.

== Welcome! ==

Hi Public Transit User! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.

I've noticed that you've expressed an interest in the Arab–Israeli conflict. Unfortunately, due to a history of conflict and disruptive editing it has been designated a contentious topic and is subject to some strict rules.

The rule that affects you most as a new or IP editor is the prohibition on making any edit related to the Arab–Israel conflict unless you are logged into an account and that account is at least 30 days old and has made at least 500 edits.

This prohibition is broadly construed, so it includes edits such as adding the reaction of a public figure concerning the conflict to their article or noting the position of a company or organization as it relates to the conflict.

The exception to this rule is that you may request a specific change to an article on the talk page of that article or at this page. Please ensure that your requested edit complies with our neutral point of view and reliable sourcing policies, and if the edit is about a living person our policies on biographies of living people as well.

Any edits you make contrary to these rules are likely to be reverted, and repeated violations can lead to you being blocked from editing.

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 09:21, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Editing contentious topics

Hello, thank you for your contributions, your edits have been reverted on Arab-Israeli content, as per WP:CT/A-I you must have 500 edits and have an account that is at least 30 days old. With best regards Wiiformii (talk) 01:13, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

@Wiiformii Hi! Thanks for your hard work making Wikipedia great: it's much appreciated. However, the reason my edits were reverted was because I didn't provide a source to back up the claim that medical neutrality can sometimes be violated (my mistake), and I added a source that showed that, thereby addressing the good faith revert. Can the information on medical neutrality that I added be added once more? Thanks. Public Transit User (talk) 01:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Extra citations would be good, but I am not sure if you would be allowed, as per WP:ECR you need to be Extended confirmed to edit topics related to the conflict. I will make sure and respond once I find out, as I am not very familiar in this conflict area, thanks! Wiiformii (talk) 01:25, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

@Wiiformii Hi! Thanks for your help so far. Out of curiosity, is it possible for you (or another extended confirmed editor) to make the edits that I was attempting to make, with obvious changes to add more citations and change wording? Thanks! Public Transit User (talk) 16:41, 26 June 2024 (UTC)