User Talk: MikoMek

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Introduction to contentious topics

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Kindly confine your editing in the AI/IP topic area to the making of edit requests only, per WP:ARBECR ↗, thank you. Selfstudier (talk) 17:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
:You cannot do edits in the conflict area, broadly construed, until 500 edits. This includes talk page discussions, or article space.{{pb}}the only exceptions are well formatted WP:EDITREQUEST ↗s. User:Bluethricecreamman <span style="font-size: 85%;">(Talk·Contribs ↗)</span> 19:42, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please note that as the conflict between Israel and Iran is directly tied to the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is covered by the above restriction. Comments like this ↗ are thus not yet allowed. I would recommend reviewing WP:ECREXPLAIN ↗ to better understand the expectations and best practices for new editors engaging with highly contentious topics. <sub>signed, </sub>'''''Rosguill''''' <sup>''talk''</sup> 19:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

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License tagging for File:Officers arresting a student at New Paltz.jpg

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File source problem with File:Officers arresting a student at New Paltz.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image File:ACW Poughkeepsie Rumble (2025).png

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