User talk:69.124.116.101

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February 2019

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What, specifically, are you referring to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.116.101 (talk) 03:27, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May 2019

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Thank you. DuncanHill (talk) 00:01, 8 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2019

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you use talk pages for inappropriate discussions, as you did at Talk:Apple cider vinegar. SummerPhD^v2.0 03:17, 25 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Now that we've verified that you are actually reading your talk page, you will need to discuss the issue because you just don't seem to be understanding.

1) Article talk pages are for discussing improvements to their articles, not for you to discuss the topic or ask questions about the topic. If you are curious about the pH of various substances and it is not discussed in the article, feel free to research the issue, find a reliable source and add it to the article. Yes, virtually everything is acidic or alkaline. (Water is both.)

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4) As you have repeatedly ignored similar attempts to discuss these issues, if you continue to use article talk pages for inappropriate discussion, you will be blocked from editing. This is your last chance to figure out what you are doing wrong before that happens. - SummerPhD^v2.0 21:21, 25 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How can I communicate with you directly?

The previous direction was actually incomprehensible as presented, and full of code. I gathered that I had phrased something incorrectly, but not what was actually wrong. I may be able to make a valid suggestion or request for information that belongs in an article, even if I may not have that information myself. Isn't the talk page a place to request a change or addition to an article?

"Article talk pages are for discussing improvements to their articles," which is (clearly) what I was trying to do. How should I have expressed the point, to be in conformance?

"As you have repeatedly ignored similar attempts to discuss these issues," - I asked for reference (see above) which request went unanswered. I still don't know what page or particular comment the February 2019 communication was referring to.

"If you are curious about the pH of various substances and it is not discussed in the article, feel free to research the issue, find a reliable source and add it to the article. Yes, virtually everything is acidic or alkaline. (Water is both.)" Vinegar is used and useful BECAUSE it is an acid. This is alluded to in the article, and further the interesting pH of Cider Vinegar in particular. (We must have done 20 Elementary and High School Chemistry experiments involving Vinegar.) It's not the same thing as including the pH of... asparagus or mutton. Vinegar is essentially a solution of acetic acid.

You can communicate with other editors at any time through article talk pages and user talk pages. Article talk pages are for discussing improvements to their associated articles. User talk pages are for discussing issues with their editing.

It isn't a matter of phrasing anything incorrectly. It is simply that the vast majority of your edits are questions, comments and opinons about the article's topic, rather than attempting to improve the article. You are using Wikipedia as a forum. Wikipedia is not a forum. Wikipedia is a general encyclopedia. General readers are unlikely to be interested in the pH of champagne or your opinion on whether or not cumin is safe. If you have a reliable source discussing the pH of champagne and are wondering if it should be added to the article, that is discussion related to improving the article.

The February 4, 2019 note was likely related to your discussion about article topics here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, etc.

I do not doubt that you did stuff with vinegar in science class. I recall doing experiments with wooden wheels, chicken eggs and a bunch of other things. I doubt the associated articles include the coefficient of friction for wood, the end-to-end crushing strength of egg shells, etc. If they do, they should be citing reliable sources.

Long story short, you do not seem to be here to build an encyclopedia, which is what article talk pages are for. You seem to be here to use the encyclopedia (which is great) and use the editors to answer your questions about topics (which is not acceptable). - SummerPhD^v2.0 17:25, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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