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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:26, 20 February 2018 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)[reply]

Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:26, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Number use

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Wikipedia has a Manual of Style for use of numbers: MOS:NUM. In it, we read, at MOS:NUMS, "Integers greater than nine expressible in one or two words may be expressed either in numerals or in words". And, "quantities should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently". So this change that you made violates the second part, but doesn't violate the first. This MoS does not match that of some other manuals of style. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:44, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You're doing it again. Please read MOS:NUM Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:55, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August 2018

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Information icon Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Need You Now (How Many Times), without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:29, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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June 2019

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Information icon Hello, I'm TheDoDahMan. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Smoking age 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. TheDoDahMan (talk) 15:20, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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