Editing Talk:2026 Iranian diaspora protests (section)

== Disruptive edits ==

{{ping|Skitash}} In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests&diff=prev&oldid=1340280940 this edit] to the article, you incorrectly added that the calls for strikes were amid the [[2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East|US military buildup]]. However, the source was published on 17 January, which is before the 26 January buildup's start date, per the buildup article, and also there is no mention of the buildup in the source, so your statement is not supported by the [[WP:RS]]. Also, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests&diff=prev&oldid=1340444144 this edit], you attempted to degrade the article and the premise of the protesters' cause by adding "Several demonstrators held posters of Donald Trump and wore MAGA-style 'Make Iran Great Again' red baseball caps" next to the "calls for strikes" section, which not only is not at all supported anywhere in the source you added, but it also doesn't belong in that section, and also is not worthy of being added to the article as the action of "several" protesters does not reflect the premise of the overall protests. Please refrain from making [[WP:POV]] edits in disrupting the article. If you disagree, feel free to bring it to the talk page. [[User:Ronnnaldo7|Ronnnaldo7]] ([[User talk:Ronnnaldo7|talk]]) 22:07, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hello. My edit was intended to add a link to that vital [[2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East]] article which was not present anywhere here on this page. Calls for military strikes obviously occurred both before and during the military buildup, which is why I added more recent sources. The addition regarding MIGA hats and portraits of Trump is directly supported by the NYT source, to quote: {{tq|"Some carried images of Mr. Pahlavi and chanted phrases like “Regime change in Iran!” while others wore red baseball caps emblazoned with the phrase “Make Iran Great Again,” a reference to the hats worn by supporters of Mr. Trump"}} and {{tq|"Demonstrators also held posters of Mr. Trump or images of his posts on social media."}} This is simply objective and nothing about it is disruptive or intending to "degrade the article" so I'd appreciate [[WP:AGF|assuming good faith]] instead of casting unhelpful aspersions. [[User:Skitash|Skitash]] ([[User talk:Skitash|talk]]) 22:30, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

::Hi Skitash, sounds good, I will assume good faith. However, your claim of "which is why I added more recent sources" simply isn't true, as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests&diff=prev&oldid=1340280940 this edit], you didn't add any recent sources as you claim, and merely added the [[WP:Link]] to the already-existing sentence, which is not supported by the already-existing [[WP:RS]]. As for the sentence you previously added in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests&diff=prev&oldid=1340444144 this edit], "Several demonstrators held posters of Donald Trump and wore MAGA-style 'Make Iran Great Again' red baseball caps", yes, I can see that it can be perceived as objective in the context of the NY Times article's statements, however, the actions of "others" within the realm of "some", as the NY Times source stated, wouldn't quite be worthy of being added to the "Protester demands" section of the article as a representation of the protesters as a whole. To be clear, I don't oppose to adding any information as such, but that it needs to be supported by the [[WP:RS]] as a reflection of the protesters' demands. In any case, as the context of the NY Times article is in reference to the Munich rally, the statement would be more fitting in the respective section of the "[[Global day of action for the Iranian people|global day of action]]" article, and not in the "calls for strikes" section of this article. Thanks.--[[User:Ronnnaldo7|Ronnnaldo7]] ([[User talk:Ronnnaldo7|talk]]) 04:59, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Thank you. The more recent source I'm referring to is the NYT source I added not long after (which is from February 14). Anyway, I agree that the statement about MIGA hats would be more suitable in the [[global day of action for the Iranian people]] article. [[User:Skitash|Skitash]] ([[User talk:Skitash|talk]]) 15:16, 26 February 2026 (UTC)