Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1947arrow-down145
arrow-up1902arrow-down1external-linkHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 day agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·1 day agoSo Wikipedia is what convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 day agoWikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source. What do you want more? Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
minus-squareDiurnambule@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoYou should ask him about this : https://lemmy.nz/comment/15846421 Seem to be too much for him.
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 day agoWe got it. They’re avoiding to answer or acknowledge your comment.
minus-squareDiurnambule@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoNot my comment though. And he answer and acknowledged my comment fine. But not this one I wonder why. Edit : typo
minus-squareDiurnambule@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoSorry, my autocorrect failed me. I corrected.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·1 day agoSo it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 day agoI was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 day agoOk. They’d fail you for that in highschool
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoFor sure, that’s why I passed then. Stop talking nonsense please.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 day agoYou used Wikipedia as a source and passed? Standards sure have dropped
And those would be?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section
I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
So Wikipedia is what convinced you?
Wikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source.
What do you want more?
Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
You should ask him about this : https://lemmy.nz/comment/15846421 Seem to be too much for him.
We got it. They’re avoiding to answer or acknowledge your comment.
Not my comment though. And he answer and acknowledged my comment fine. But not this one I wonder why. Edit : typo
He, not ‘it’
Sorry, my autocorrect failed me. I corrected.
So it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
I was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.
Ok. They’d fail you for that in highschool
For sure, that’s why I passed then.
Stop talking nonsense please.
You used Wikipedia as a source and passed?
Standards sure have dropped