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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:23, 16 October 2019 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:23, 16 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

October 2019

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  Hello, I'm LakesideMiners. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Frederick the Great have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. LakesideMinersCome Talk To Me! 17:09, 30 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

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January 2020

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  Hello, I'm UnnamedUser. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Linux distribution seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. – UnnamedUser (talk; contribs) 22:09, 14 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello, I'm Tdc42. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Chemistry of ascorbic acid‎ have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. Tdc42 (talk) 01:36, 15 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Dunning–Kruger effect. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Merlin04 (talk) 16:26, 31 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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March 2021

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a message letting you know that one or more of your recent edits to Peggy McIntosh have been undone by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.

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September 2021

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  Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to America's Team, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 18:06, 22 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

October 2021

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  Hello, I'm InvalidOS. I wanted to let you know that some of your recent contributions to Stephen C. Smith (sociologist) have been reverted or removed because they seem to be defamatory or libellous. Take a look at our welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. InvalidOStalk 15:00, 1 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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March 2022

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  Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. 2601:188:180:B8E0:0:0:0:7E59 (talk) 03:00, 12 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

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October 2022

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  Hello, I'm Julietdeltalima. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Edwardsville High School have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Julietdeltalima (talk) 19:49, 31 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

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