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Mixed up the before and after on the Gimli Glider edit. Mea culpa, thanks for the fix. –IagoQnsi (talk) 05:38, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I've mixed up diffs plenty of times myself. At first I wasn't sure what had happened, but once I looked at you userpage, talk page, and recent contributions, I figured it was probably a mistake. I just made my edit as clear as possible (on then second try!), and moved on. I'm glad that you realized your mistake, and that you let me know. Take care. BilCat (talk) 07:23, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I recently noticed your addition of a label about the criticism or controversy section of this article and alleging it may compromise neutrality. I'm unsure of adding it to the "development" section, even though it seemed from the beginning to me that since the C-17 plans were stolen from Boeing and the Xi'an Y-20 is a copy more or less, it probably would best go there since that was an integral part of the development of the aircraft. However, I have seen a lot of other articles where things like this are specifically listed in a "Controversy" section. Do you have any recommendations on which part of the article this information should go in? Thanks. jlcoving (talk) 19:46, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not right off, though it's probably best to bring this up on the article's talk page to get broader input. BilCat (talk) 19:53, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]