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Wilbraham, Massachusetts‎
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Speedy deletion nomination of List of famous Spanish Legionnaries
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 * Hello, Tom991! Sorry for the "canned" nature of the above notice. What is actually going on is that I have merged the content of that brief "List" article into the article Spanish Legion, and I am now suggesting the the "List" article be deleted. If you don't agree, feel free to say so at the article or at my talk page. --MelanieN (talk) 16:05, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Never mind; speedy deletion was declined "to preserve the article's history". --MelanieN (talk) 17:55, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

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I keep deleting it because 1) you have not provided any reliably published sources that support the claim as you are required to do for content that has been challenged 2) even with sources, it is trivial and serving primarily as an advertisement. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  01:05, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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Revert yourself or provide a source. WP:BURDEN is basic policy- the editor wishing to restore content MUST provide a reliably published sourceand your personal experience is not. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  01:59, 16 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I added a question on TRPoD talk page about original deletion. Additionally, if I come up with sources, I want to counter that the topic is not trivial and not an advertisement - the company is a historically important part of town, and the bushes are a local landmark (citation needed). Perhaps the section needs lengthening, but the topic itself isn't trivial. goodeye (talk) 15:04, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean to scatter my questions, so I moved them over to the article talk page at Talk:Wilbraham,_Massachusetts. goodeye (talk) 15:57, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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USS Utah (SSN-801)
It's not an article yet, you don't quote your source, don't link other aticles.Xx236 (talk) 05:43, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of USS Utah (SSN-801)
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Hi sweetie, listen I tried to source the material the best that I can. If you want just type in "Sentencing Commission seeks repeal of archaic laws" and it brings you right to the site. I tried to do so but for some reason it wouldn't let me. But you seem to be the expert on this. lots of hugs tom991

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