User talk:MatthewMercy

November 2017
Hello, I'm GnomeSweetGnome. I noticed that you recently removed content from Victor Frankenstein without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. GnomeSweetGnome (talk) 11:26, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
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