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Happy editing! TartarTorte 19:03, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
I have removed the {{proposed deletion/dated}} tag from Paul Skallas, which you proposed for deletion, because its deletion has previously been contested or viewed as controversial. Proposed deletion is not for controversial deletions. For this reason, proposed deletion is disallowed on articles that have previously been de-prodded, even by the page's creator, or which have previously been listed on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{proposed deletion}} template back to the article, but feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! TartarTorte 19:03, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
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