[denton-scratch]

I've edited under a pseudonym since about 2015. I approach pages about the Middle East with trepidation; if I edited under my real name, I probably wouldn't edit at all. You'd think there were conflict-free topics, but I haven't found them.

~ Cooking: food nationalists are constantly claiming that Biryani belongs to their nation and nobody else's.

~ History: nationalists again, especially over Turkey, Cyprus, or anywhere in the Balkans.

~ Politicians: most articles about politicians are so bland as to be almost worthless, because anything interesting is quickly excised citing 'BLP' rules.

If I edited under my own name, I'd probably have to stick to articles about obscure botanical species, and places that nobody goes to.