User talk:Stiffneycod.20

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Happy editing! Cheers, 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:11, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

Botticelli

With regret, I reverted your addition to the Botticelli article.

1. Yes, he was one of the greatest painters but an important principle of Wikipedia is that we don't give our our own opinions but may only report what reliable sources say.
2. Yes, the De' Medici family were is patrons but the purpose of the lead section is to summarise the most important points in the article. IMO, this is not one of those.

Please don't be discouraged by having your change reverted: that is how Wikipedia is supposed to work and among the reasons why it is so widely trusted. If you would like a better explanation, please ask at the Wikipedia:Teahouse. Welcome again to Wikipedia. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:11, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

... and you may notice that another editor agreed subsequently with your point 2 and reverted my reversion of that aspect of your edit and restored it. As it was borderline, I won't be arguing the point - see WP:consensus. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:48, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

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Again, welcome to Wikipedia! GentleHillRacer (talk) 04:27, 7 September 2026 (UTC)