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May 2019
editHello, I'm Mattythewhite. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Martin Ling, 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. Mattythewhite (talk) 16:32, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
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December 2022
editPlease do not add or change content, as you did at Kyle Walker, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Mattythewhite (talk) 20:16, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
April 2023
editHello, I'm Nath1991. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Egg rolling, 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. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Nath1991 (talk) 06:52, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
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