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Your draft article, Draft:Technology, Exploration and Career Center ↗

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Thank you. '''<span style="color:#00d5ff">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94">mann</span>''' (<sup>Talk to me ↗</sup>/<sub><span style="color:orange">What I been doing</span> ↗</sub>) 16:44, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Assume good faith

Regarding this edit ↗, there are some problems. The issues that are content related are at the article's discussion page ↗. The other issue, which is not related to the content, is that the revert was not {{tq|vandalism by bot account}} - it's a legitimate concern about the contents of the edit, which I noted in the revert's edit summary ↗.

I do believe the issue with whether this is a bot account is a simple misunderstanding, and I don't really have an issue with that part of it. '''But...''' throwing the word "vandalism" around so loosely is not appropriate because it does not assume good faith ↗ on the part of the editor. In fact, terming something as vandalism that is not vandalism can be considered a personal attack ↗. Calling an edit "vandalism" is an assumption, and if you're going to make that assumption, you need to make certain you understand not only what Wikipedia's definition of vandalism is, but also what it is not. See WP:VANDAL ↗. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#333366;">Butler</span><span style="font-style:italic;color:#D2B48C;">Blog</span></span> (talk) 12:57, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

:One other concern... I noticed that you mark a significant number of your edits as "minor", when they are not minor edits. If you're adding content to an article, then it should not be marked as a minor edit. This has been pointed out numerous times in the past (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Quidam65&diff=prev&oldid=1040358025 ↗, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Quidam65&diff=prev&oldid=1061000088 ↗, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Quidam65&diff=prev&oldid=1186362875 ↗, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Quidam65&diff=prev&oldid=1104752392 ↗). Would you please review WP:MINOR ↗, specifically the section on ''what is '''not''' a minor edit''. Thank you. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#333366;">Butler</span><span style="font-style:italic;color:#D2B48C;">Blog</span></span> (talk) 15:05, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
::My other edits are NOT your concern. And you openly admit you are a bot. Please stop harassing me. Quidam65 (talk) 20:26, 26 April 2026 (UTC)