User talk:Marcgsch

Hello, since you seem to be a fairly active editor and I'm not exactly sure what the copyright status of the content in question is I'll spare you the prepackaged template warning and ask you directly: do you own the material here or otherwise have permission to use it on Wikipedia? I notice you have pasted it nearly word-for-word here. --Richard Yin (talk) 03:42, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

The source is a unattributed copy from Judaism#Haymanot_(Ethiopian_Judaism), so it doesn't matter where Marcgsch had it from, but it shoud've been attributed per WP:CWW. Nobody (talk) 07:42, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. I'm quite new at this and I still struggle to edit, but I really don't try to vandalise. It's true I copy-pasted most of it, the Haymanot part from the English Wikipedia Judaism page. Although there is in this page a contribution about the Beta Israel, and it should be there, they were a people and they belong to the ethnic movements part. But Haymanot should also be mentioned in the Non-Rabbinic Judaism part, as it is literally one of the two surviving historically Non-Rabbinic branches. I took a more convoluted route for Samaritanism. It used to be in the page, but someone deleted it. You know how many Wikis in different languages copy from each other. I looked for other Wikis with decent info. I found that the Ukrainian wiki had an exact copy once I translated the page. I copy-pasted to this page. Luckily the translated vocab and grammar where perfect this time, surprisingly enough. I added links, the references in the other Ukrainian page and changed the figures of Samaritan population to 2024 figures (I added up the figures of Kiryat Luza and Holon from the Samaritans page in English. I tried to add the source there, but automatically I couldn't and I didn't how to add it manually, I was afraid to mess up. I'm a student of linguistics and anthropology, and not very good at programming). I also added an introductory aside to the Samaritans. I really think the Samaritans should be there. They are extremely close, two branches of the same Hebraic/Israelite religion. I'm also considering in the future to add information present in french wikipedia, in the "Courants Israélites" part. There's very decent extra information about the Samaritans there. In case you know French, or even if you have to translate the page, I encourage you to give it a look. Marcgsch (talk) 11:58, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Marcgsch! I noticed that you've made several edits in order to restore your preferred version of an article. The impulse to repeatedly undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure that you're aware of Wikipedia's edit warring policy. Repeatedly undoing the changes made by other users in a back-and-forth fashion like this is disallowed, even if you feel what you're doing is justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages in order to try to reach a consensus with the other editors involved. If you are unable to come to an agreement, please use one of the dispute resolution options that are available in order to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of repeatedly reverting other editors' changes can help you avoid getting drawn into edit wars. Wikipedia editors are expected to rely upon reliable sources and engage in consensus-building. See WP:BRD and WP:ONUS. Best, ~. Pbritti (talk) 01:30, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

I understand your position. But Apart from Celtic, Gallican, Mozarabic, Ambrosian, Aquileian and African, all others are not independent rites but local uses of the Roman one. My sources, I have many: Liturgical webpage, Introduction to Christian Liturgy by Frank Senn... And Wikipedia should update itself, not all old consensuses are alright. Again, not all Byzantine churches use Greek, not all Greek rites have historically been Byzantine. Thus I appeal to logic, for god's sake. As you see, they are well-thought good faith edits, I'm not trying to misinform anyone, just the opposite Marcgsch (talk) 01:38, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

You are currently engaged in an edit war. Please immediately self revert and discuss. It is incumbent on you to justify your changes, especially when confronted by sources. You have repeatedly treated Wikipedia as a battleground—this is inappropriate. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:36, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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