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External links
editI'm surprised nobody has apparently discussed this with you as yet. Please read WP:FANSITE. Your years long additions of redbookinfo.net to this site is strongly discouraged. Please stop adding links to this fansite. I will be undertaking efforts to remove such links. If you have questions about this, please ask. Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 15:47, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
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editRed book site
editHi - I'm Girth Summit, an administrator here. Looking back through your contributions, you appear to have the single purpose of adding links from our articles to a particular website. I've looked at the site, and can't see how it could be described as a reliable source, as defined by our standards. I see that you have been warned about this before, and I considered simply blocking your account from editing, but I want to give a chance to respond to this concern. Please either explain why you think that this source is reliable as defined by our guidelines, or agree to stop adding it to articles. Thanks GirthSummit (blether) 15:41, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
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editSeptember 2021
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