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==F-35 article Talk page comment under "Criticism as a separate article" I thought your comment on the Talk page there under "Criticism as a separate article?" to be valid and very timely. I hope you'll continue to keep an eye on this topic. Though I'm new to editing the F-35 article I'm concerned there may be an ongoing effort by the people who've edited it most recently to obscure criticism of this weapons system, as I believe I've experienced with my attempts to include commentary on the recent engine explosion.BLZebubba (talk) 10:48, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

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Hey I thought I would give you a heads up, you jumped the gun on an ARBCOM request as you issue is still technically a content dispute and you have only tried a level 1 dispute resolution on the article talk page. Your better step would be to try to follow WP:DISPUTE before jumping to level 5 (ARBCOM) expecting anything to happen there. ArbCom only deals with the most grievous issue that the community is unable to handle, this situation is no where near that level. I would recommend removing your request if no one has already replied or asking for it to be withdrawn while you seek other solutions. McMatter ^(talk)/_(contrib) 13:20, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

I read the discussion so, yes, I'm aware. Thank you. Flanker235 (talk) 14:17, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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Well, thank you for your advice. Your colleague above has already indicated that I should do something else. It is not my intention to waste anyone else's time. I had already suggested dropping it and investigating another avenue so I will do that. Wikipedia is a difficult thing to navigate for those not in the know. Flanker235 (talk) 14:12, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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