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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:17, 13 August 2019 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:17, 13 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

September 2019

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  Hello, I'm ToBeFree. An edit you recently made to Internet censorship seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:43, 9 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

  Please refrain from making test edits to Wikipedia pages, such as the one you made with this edit to Internet censorship, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:45, 9 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Internet censorship, you may be blocked from editing. —C.Fred (talk) 20:52, 9 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

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March 2020

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  Hello, I'm Plandu. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Half Dome—because it 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. Plandu (talk) 20:40, 4 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

September 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 Transcontinental railroad have been undone by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.

Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 18:21, 23 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

November 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 Cerberus have been undone by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.

  • ClueBot NG makes very few mistakes, but it does happen. If you believe the change you made was constructive, please read about it, report it here, remove this message from your talk page, and then make the edit again.
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  • The following is the log entry regarding this message: Cerberus was changed by 199.104.209.10 (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.888831 on 2021-11-04T20:42:15+00:00

Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 20:42, 4 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

April 2022

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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(s) you made to Tribalism, 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. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 20:01, 28 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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