Wikipedia:Top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map

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Here are the top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map.

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Myth 5: The map cannot be deleted simply because a user’s request for an update on the talk page was not fulfilled. The infamous user:SyrianObserver2015 tried exactly this and ended up being indefinitely blocked for it! He first nominated the map for deletion. After the failure of his nomination, he came back to the talk page and started threatening editors by saying that if they don’t make the edits he wants them to make on the map, he will nominate it for deletion again. Then he threatens again by saying: “I am very close to nominating this map again.” And again by saying: “So you can start to change or you can see your map nominated for deletion every week untill it is gone.”
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Myth 6: If I find 2 reliable sources about a town saying different things then I can choose to use the one I like the most. No. Both sources should be taken into account and synthesized.
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Myth 7: The map has nothing to do with sex or Las Vegas. A prolific editor in the area of Syria war once commented after seeing the first version of the map that it had more flashing lights than the city of Las Vegas and that the military base icon looked like a phallic symbol!
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says that “WP:POV pushing and intentional misinterpretation of sources will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about what the source is saying (or its reliability), post it on the talk page first so that it would be discussed.”
Top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map is located in Syria
Top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map
Top 10 myths about the Wikipedia Syria war map
We have full control over New York City!
We have full control over New York City!
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Myth 9: If a reliable media writes: “… army source said troops took Hollywood village…” then I can mark Hollywood village as troops held. In this case, the reliable media is not confirming the news. It is only the word of the army, which is not reliable. Therefore, Hollywood should not be marked as troops held.
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Myth 10: Town size on map is based on the appreciation of the editor in terms of the actual size of the town. Dot size for cities & towns is based on the population number in the 2004 official census (see here for more details).
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