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Speedy deletion nomination of David Notoane

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Proposed deletion of David Notoane

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September 2022

Hello, I'm FMSky. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Alex Gasperoni, 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. FMSky (talk) 18:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice. I've found my mistake when I found nothing backing up my claim of this guy's name being "Alessandro Gasperoni". However, this page also had some formatting errors, so I fixed them.

Dancing Hippos (talk) 13:19, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Wait, so you inserted "Alessandro" because you GUESSED that was his name?! --FMSky (talk) 21:37, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

It's not like that. I thought he was named according to the Italian naming conventions.

Dancing Hippos (talk) 13:00, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Cut-and-paste moves

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Bali United F.C.

I warn you, don't change the page if your edit is not notable. Here, winger count as midfield. I already had issues about this before. And I accept it. If you insist to make them forwards (FW), discuss it first in WP:FOOTY. If they agree winger is forward, then you can change it. If you don't do that, I'll report you to admin. Wira rhea (talk) 07:00, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

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Edit summaries

Please make use of edit summaries. Thank you. 2603:7000:2143:8500:654C:B700:FDF3:C578 (talk) 05:07, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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Your CE of Tham Luang cave rescue

Hello Dancing Hippos. Thank you for copy-editing the article Tham Luang cave rescue. The edits you made were minor, but they do seem to have improved the article slightly. Just a friendly piece of advice though: if you CE an article, try using as little edits as possible. Preferably, keep everything in one edit, instead of a large number of small edits. This will make it easier for others to see what you did. Also, don't forget to use edit summaries. 😉 Cheers, Manifestation (talk) 15:56, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

April 2023

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May 2023

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Fathullah bin Rahmat. Grachester (talk) 04:02, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Dancing Hippos. Thank you for your work on Kun Bokator. User:AngusWOOF, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

this probably needs a mention given the recent addition to the SEA games in 2023.

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April 2024

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August 2024

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Lamine N'Diaye, 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. GiantSnowman 17:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Dancing Hippos. Thank you for your work on La Hối. Another editor, North8000, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Nice work

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North8000 (talk) 19:41, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

@North8000: Thanks a lot! May God bless you for ages to come.

Dancing Hippos (talk) 03:35, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

An apology to Mariana Larroquette

Dear Mariana Larroquette, I'm wholeheartedly sorry for categorising you as a right-back.

Dancing Hippos (talk) 14:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

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