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RonBot (talk) 18:05, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Skin Perfect Day UK Single 1996.jpg

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Edit warring over drum setup

I invite you to comment at Talk:Daniel_Erlandsson#Details_of_the_drum_setup, to explain your reasoning. Binksternet (talk) 00:25, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

March 2019

Your recent editing history at Daniel Erlandsson shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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The First and the Last... moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, The First and the Last..., does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 13:10, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There was nothing wrong with this article. it's about a music release that exists (not in dispute) and has credible sources for its verification. But you decided to take it upon yourself to draft it and remove the artwork I uploaded for it. So you finish it Mattdcowan (talk) 17:43, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:TerrorvisionFirstandtheLastAlbumCover.jpg

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it was used in an article, but someone else decided to draft the article so now it's orphaned Mattdcowan (talk) 17:42, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:The First and the Last... concern

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Your draft article, Draft:The First and the Last...

Hello, Mattdcowan. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "The First and the Last...".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Bkissin (talk) 14:29, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:Burzum - Thulean Mysteries album cover.png

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December 2020

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Orphaned non-free image File:Burzum - Thulean Mysteries album cover.png

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February 2023

Hello, I'm CastJared. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, James Dean Bradfield, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. CastJared (talk) 15:26, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I could see where to add a source, but here it is for reference https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1010760/ Mattdcowan (talk) 15:28, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]