User talk:Strandedkerbal

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October 2025

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Star of Bethlehem, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Aydo h8^{[what have I done now?]} 13:46, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Aydo h8^{[what have I done now?]} 13:46, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I did not make that edit, my 2 edits today were correcting Israel to Palestine, as palestine is recognized as a country by the UN, and added some extra context to a comet article Strandedkerbal (talk) 13:49, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The State of Palestine is not a UN member, rather a UN observer state. Aydo h8^{[what have I done now?]} 20:43, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ah, my mistake, sorry Strandedkerbal (talk) 20:45, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]