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Re:Why did you remove the highway shields?
There are two reasons as to why I removed the highway shields from the list. First, the BC and MB shields that were used are considered fair use and do not have rationale to be in the list. Second, the shields add a lot of clutter to the page and slow down the load times without adding any real value to the purpose of the list.  Dough 48  72  01:50, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

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You don't have to insert the four tildes on edit summaries. They don't do anything there but take up space. They're the code for a signature, but that only works in the content of a page, like a posting on a talk page.  Imzadi 1979  →   23:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Calexico East Port Of Entry.jpg


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A page you started has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating El Paso PDN Port of Entry, Wbaron!

Wikipedia editor Nthep just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

"Can you put articles on ports of entry into context. For those of us who aren't American or Mexican the article on El Paso PDN Port of Entry doesn't make sense at it doesn't explain what it is."

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Learn more about page curation. Thanks for the clarification. NtheP (talk) 09:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Los Ebaons Texas outbound inspection facility 2009.jpg


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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Stanstead Quebec Border Station.jpg


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Thanks for creating Derby Line-Stanstead Border Crossing, Wbaron!

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Ways to improve Beecher Falls-East Hereford Border Crossing
Hi, I'm Sulfurboy. Wbaron, thanks for creating Beecher Falls-East Hereford Border Crossing!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. ..

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Sulfurboy (talk) 04:15, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

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License situation
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Border crossing articles
Hi. I'm getting the impression that you're into drive-by content creation and that you're not paying much attention to the issues it's causing. I'm hoping I'm wrong. If I'm not wrong, it would do you good to read this to start with. Given the quality of the articles I've glanced at so far, it would also do you good to be aware of the "Draft" namespace, as an article in main namespace consisting of little more than an infobox and a photo isn't doing the encyclopedia any great service. Have a nice day and feel free to get back to me if you have any questions. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 19:13, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

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Hi Kelly - Could you help me out with this? When I asked the photographer if I could use his photos in articles I am writing, I explicitly listed the photos along with a link to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. In his response, he clearly gave his permission to use the photos in Wikipedia using that license. I forwarded the entire conversation thread to 'permissions-en@wikimedia.org', along with a link to each of the photo pages. Consent for their use could not be clearer. What am I doing wrong?

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File permission problem with File:Little Gold Creek border station.jpg
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File permission problem with File:US-Canada boundary at Chief Mountain.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Winkler MB border station.jpg
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That's right, I visited them with a scanner and retrieved the various GSA images. They don't have them online, so this was the only way, short of hiring a "researcher" to do it for me. Wbaron (talk) 00:08, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

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