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Holset turbocharger

> Where was the picture of the Kromhout diesel engine with the Holset turbochargers taken?

In a water supply pumping station, north-east NL. The engine drives a generator for emergency power supply. MH 23:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Spartan Chassis, Inc.

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McCain article

Please do not use undo without explanation unless you are reverting obvious vandalism. Your statement as written appears to be false. When did McCain make an announcement about launching "negative, dirty campaign ads"... Yes, there are ads comparing Obama to Hilton. What makes that worth mentioning? Are we going to update the article with each new ad as we approach the election? If not, then why this one? --Onorem ♠Dil 15:28, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please be aware of the three revert rule, which in a nutshell states that "Wikipedians who revert a page in whole or in part more than three times in 24 hours, except in certain special circumstances, are likely to be blocked from editing". --Onorem ♠Dil 15:32, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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TruckMatt, your recent comments on Talk:Chrysler K platform were not okay. Please take a few minutes to review Wikipedia's talk page guidelines and keep in mind that an article's talk page is for discussion of what's to be included in the article, how it's to be presented, what sources are used to support assertions, and so on. Talk pages are not for essays or debates on the merits of the subject of the article. You are certainly welcome to hold however low an opinion of the K-cars you wish, and to lament Volkswagen's apparent disagreement with your assessment of Chrysler minivans, but Wikipedia is not a forum for you to state or advance your opinions. Thanks for understanding. Please also remember always to sign your comments on talk pages. —Scheinwerfermann (talk) 18:46, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Radio 4 and Home Service

These articles aren't really compatible for merger in my opinion, since Radio 4 has drifted a lot from the Home Service's format and the resulting article is so huge and rambling as to do justice to neither 4 nor the Home. So I've reverted your redirection and merge. You're welcome to discuss a merger, but I'm likely to oppose it. Thanks. ➨ ❝ЯEDVERS❞ a sweet and tender hooligan 08:28, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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June 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Test Track, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. McDoobAU93 (talk) 18:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at the source you provided for your recent edit to Test Track. Unfortunately, the story is about 3 months old and it does not back up your change. The article says that the sponsorship was set to expire this year, but it also said that both parties were reviewing their options. It does not say that GM ended the sponsorship. If you can, however, find a source indicating that GM has indeed chosen to end the sponsorship, I'll support it. Until then, it doesn't belong here. Thank you for your assistance, and happy editing! --McDoobAU93 (talk) 18:41, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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Don Robertson (television announcer) - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 10:08, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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In addition to writing edit summaries before you save your edits, please add references for the facts you add to articles. Unreferenced information can be removed at any time, so adding references is the best way to make sure that doesn't happen. Thanks. –BMRR (talk) 03:29, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Part Of Your Life

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You will probably need to provide more information than this if you want help. What exactly is at issue? Active Banana ( ^bananaphone 14:14, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to CBS

Aside from the grammar being atrocious in your recent addition to CBS, there are no sources cited where the information can be verified. Where did you get the information, particularly for some of the conclusions in the article about the growth of NASCAR? —C.Fred (talk) 20:25, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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