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September 2017
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November 2017
Hello, I'm SummerPhDv2.0. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Michelle Thomas, 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! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Sum mer PhD v2.0 01:44, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Adding quoted hypocorisms to opening sentences
Hi. I saw you added a hypocorism in quotation marks to the opening sentence of Dick Van Dyke (in other words, Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke). Per MOS:NICKNAME, we don't do this. English speakers generally know that "Dick" is a short form of "Richard", so it's not necessary to point this out. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:23, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

I see. So Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds is acceptable for Debbie Reynolds' page because the nickname is not a shortened version of her given name? ...Or should it really be Debbie Reynolds (born Mary Frances Reynolds; April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016)? I segwayed because this has been on my mind and I want to know. Your input is appreciated. Clarawolfe (talk) 04:55, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Infobox image
I am not sure if pictures are covered under the recent ArbCom discretionary sanctions, so I've decided against placing them, but please discuss the Barbara Bush image on the talk page and seek consensus before engaging in a slow burning edit war over it. Thanks. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:52, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Ok. I submitted my suggestion. I guess I have a hard time seeing why anyone would think the side-profile shot is worthy of Mrs. Bush, but we’ll see what other contributors think. How long does the arbitration have to last? Just curious. Thank you. Clarawolfe (talk) 07:19, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Infobox DS note
TonyBallioni (talk) 02:53, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
 * As I said above, I'm not quite sure if pictures are covered by this, but it is just letting you know that infoboxes are an area in Wikipedia where there is a special administrative situation. It does not imply wrongdoing at all. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:54, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

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I understand the physical process of adding a photo to Wikipedia, but I’m afraid I don’t understand how a photo qualifies to be added. It’s seems very convoluted and arduous. Must they all be old? If another website is using a 20+ year photo, shouldn’t it be ok here? What markings/copyrights does one need to look for?Clarawolfe (talk) 01:59, 21 May 2018 (UTC) Clarawolfe (talk) 01:59, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

June 2018
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 * See User talk:2601:1C1:8102:1707:25FA:ED64:3A00:147B. -  FlightTime Phone  ( open channel ) 00:37, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

I don't appreciate being harassed. I didn't do anything wrong. I dont even know what multiple IP addresses means. Im on my mobile. I wanted to contribute with a photo that showed Patty as an accomplished adult. She had a life past that of her troubled childhood. I wished to honor that. I posted a new chat on her talk page, and I will be following up. Mahalo 2601:1C1:8102:1707:25FA:ED64:3A00:147B (talk) 00:51, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * If you want to use an image for the main infobox, you can use any of the ones found in c:Category:Barbara Mandrell. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:49, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

September 2018
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Academy Award for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
The tables are missing from the four above articles that indicated nominees and winners in a given year. They’ve been deleted and not in a tidy way; the table keys indicating how the winners are highlighted, still remains. I made a note changing ‘Table Key’ to ‘Table is Missing; Sept 2020.’ I was hoping to seek some assistance that way. Does anyone know why this was done and how it can be fixed? Thank you for your time. Clarawolfe (talk) 08:34, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

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I will be better about this going forward. I got lazy and haven’t done my best with follow through. Thank you! Clarawolfe (talk) 10:06, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Dorothy Lyman and Beverly Archer edits
I have reverted your addition of dates to birth to Dorothy Lyman and Beverly Archer and a place of birth to the Archer article. Unfortunately, IMDb is not a reliable source for use in Wikipedia articles. Please see WP:IMDB for comments. You might also want to read WP:USERGENERATED to see some other websites that are similarly not valid for use in citations. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:28, 12 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I’ll have to speak to Julia Sugarbaker about this. :-) Clarawolfe (talk) 02:17, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Brenda Lee, Mariah Cary
Hi. I'm not sure what your intentions were on these article, but all you did was remove a cite and an important note from the infoboxes. Their date of births are already there. Escape Orbit (Talk) 10:53, 23 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Their birthdays are not in either info box; just their current age. They've been blocked on both. It's interesting that is Ms. Lee and Ms. Carey and no one else. There is rivalry between fans of each artist and their hit Christmas songs. There is no reason why their birthdates shouldn't be listed in the Quick Info. box like everyone else. They left them in the body of the introduction, so why would it matter? Clarawolfe (talk) 08:57, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I think you need to check your browser or try another one. They are not blocked and visible to everyone else looking at the articles. -- Escape Orbit  (Talk) 13:54, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I fixed Ms. Lee's box. I went back thru the history of Ms. Carey's page, and found it had been removed, but the person who removed it has returned it since the writing of my note on the Talk page. No, it wasn't my browser. Every other person I looked up was just fine and dandy. Clarawolfe (talk) 03:04, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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