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:I would discuss this as calmly and politely as possible on the article's talk page. You can maybe find out why the person removed the citations. If they don't respond soon, you can leave a note on the editor's talk page. People have removed citations I added because they felt that there were too many of them and it made reading the article difficult. If s/he was removing content, maybe there's a reason the content isn't encyclopedic. e.g. maybe they thought it was copyrighted content, or they felt it didn't meet [[WP:NPOV]]. The best way to find out is to ask. Hopefully the two of you can come to an agreement about what to do. There's no such thing as privilege from seniority here, so your opinion is as valid as theirs as long as it's in line with policies and guidelines. It's understandable that you're frustrated, but I'd strongly suggest being as friendly as possible during this process, since any rudeness is likely to be used against you later. I'm glad to help in any way I can. It'd be helpful if you can show me the diffs of the edits in question. Let me know on [[user talk:delldot|my talk page]] if you have any questions or want to discuss anything. [[user:delldot|delldot]] | <small>[[user talk:delldot|talk]]</small> 21:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
:I think that's a terrible example of the problems of Wikipedia. You no doubt worked hard to put in your citations, and people shouldn't just take them down. And the idea that too many citations are not good because they make the article less readable is also poppycock. Citations add to the academic merit of an article--articles shouldn't just be somoeone's unsubstantiated opinion. Good luck, Vishu--[[User:Dr.michael.benjamin|Dr.michael.benjamin]] 19:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
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