User talk:Leland95

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Please use edit accurate summaries. Your recent edit to petroleum did not fix a typo. Vsmith (talk) 23:55, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 2017

Hello, I'm Dhtwiki. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Boy Scouts of America have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Dhtwiki (talk) 11:20, 26 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

September 2017

Welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, including your edits to Flags of the Confederate States of America, but we cannot accept original research. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 09:04, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the perception of a flag is relative to the person viewing it. Many people believe that the Confederate battle flag represents their heritage, ancestors, and states' rights, while others believe it represents people fighting for the right to keep other people in bondage. It isn't appropriate to put a statement like yours into the article as fact. Perhaps as a discussion of how the flag is perceived(if that's not there already). 331dot (talk) 09:07, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't matter how they perceive it facts are more important than opinions I don't care what they think about it I care about the facts of what it actually is so my statement is appropriate for articles like this cause it's a fact that can be backed up.

How any flag is perceived is not a fact, but an opinion. The designers may have had a certain intent with their design(which would be factual and possible to support) but unequivocally stating that the flag is not a symbol of racism is an opinion. It may be possible to discuss that and other opinions of the flag in the article with reliable sources that discuss them, in addition to any sources describing the message the flag designers intended. 331dot (talk) 09:54, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't care bout how it's designed I ain't talking bout that I mean yeah any design is an opinion but what it stands for is a fact and there are plenty of sources out there I went to a club that's called fathers of the Confederacy and there are black men in that club and all are decendents from Confederate veterans and some are decendents from the founders of the CSA and they have stated that the rebel flag is a symbol of southern heritage not slavery or racism or hate but the land we know as the south and any who say it stands for racism is actually an opinion cause it in fact doesn't stand for racism. I mean look it up and go to a local library you will find books that say it is a dead fact it doesn't stand for racism.

You will also find books stating that the flag represents people who fought for the right to keep other people in bondage based on their race. That's an opinion, too, just as the other side is. Both sides should be presented as such and not as 'fact' because an opinion is never factual by definition. Confederate veteran descendants are hardly neutral sources of information. I have nothing else to add. If you can gain consensus for what you want to see, power to you.

Oh well it is what it is it's not racist and I'm leaving it at that it's Christmas and rn I wanna leave the bullcrap of the 21st century behind for a day so merry Christmas to you sir or maam331dot (talk) 02:59, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]