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Thanks for responding, your source was checked and your edit restored, cheers-- ÐℬigXЯaɣ 19:11, 16 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

March 2012 edit

  Please do not add or change content without verifying it by citing reliable sources, as you did to Counterculture of the 1960s. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Mlpearc (powwow) 16:22, 19 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

Referencing an article that you have authored is not a reliable source and falls into Wikipedia:No original research Mlpearc (powwow) 16:26, 19 March 2012 (UTC)Reply
Mlpearc is incorrect about this. As long as the source is not self-published, it can certainly be a reliable source. However, as part of our conflict of interest policy, citing oneself is discouraged. Yworo (talk) 18:43, 19 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

Barnstar! edit

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Bmankin1, I hereby award you this barnstar for your first edits to Wikipedia, which look good to me.. in particular, for your helpful edits to music festival articles. Well done, you are off to a great start! :-) Mlm42 (talk) 18:01, 31 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

A barnstar for you! edit

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For all your recent oversight and additions to the rock festival page. I tend to work on neglected topics because it kind of cuts down on social interaction/stress, but it's a double-edged sword in that sometimes I feel like I'm editing in a vacuum - seeing your edits (and they have all been very thoughtful and helpful) has been a delightful change of pace. Thanks! Earflaps (talk) 21:08, 8 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

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