User talk:Couchtripper

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Can I ask why you removed an edit to a link I entered on the George Galloway page? The site I linked to (my own) provides all the new media relating to Galloway, much of it becoming viral around the net. So, the question is, why did you think it was wrong when the link had already been there for a year or more and is clearly providing a valuable and relevant resource? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Couchtripper (talk • contribs) 16:44, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * See that article's talk page, thanks, --Tom 17:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

March 2009
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