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16:04, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

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Bkissin (talk) 20:40, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (Douglas M. Smith) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Douglas M. Smith, Linkstrand!

Wikipedia editor Etzedek24 just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Needs citations for the committees he serves on, which should also be added to the body.

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Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 02:04, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Official-Photo-Assemblyman-Doug-Smith.jpg

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To clarify why the image was removed from the article: fair-use images may not be used in the infobox of an article about a living person. —C.Fred (talk) 03:03, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Image provenance question

You claim File:Assemblyman Doug Smith.jpg to be an image that you took on 30 April. Can you explain how the image got to GOP leader Brian Kolb for him to post on his Twitter on 1 May? —C.Fred (talk) 00:37, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Assemblyman Doug Smith.jpg

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dennis O'Doherty

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A tag has been placed on Dennis O'Doherty requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/thomas-d-croci/dennis-odoherty-sr. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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