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see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anita Wood Strangerthings7112 (talk) 03:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi User:The Herald, So sorry not sure how I missed this - Thanks so much:), Thanks, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 15:27, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi User:Adr28382, Thanks so much, Another year wiser lol, Anyway thanks again, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 15:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hi User:DaniloDaysOfOurLives, Thanks so much, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 10:18, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

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I have requested protection for my own user talk page there in the hope a recurring problem does not happen for a while. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:51, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

@Iggy the Swan, Okay thanks for letting me know, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 16:27, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

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Subject that won't go away

FYI, Davey: This on my talk, and this novel on yet another creator's talk. No, they haven't given up! Bishonen | tålk 22:44, 6 November 2024 (UTC).

@Bishonen, Only thought about this a few days ago and how oddly quiet it's been!, Anyway the temptation to AFD that self-promotional article is very strong! –Davey2010^Talk 23:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Emily Beecham photo

Background timeline :

• You made the 2017-Dec-20 edit updating the infobox image per a consensus at ANI after a contentious discussion originating at the Talk for the Emily Beecham article.
• A 2017-Dec-20 update by Winkelvi (now blocked since 2018-Nov-01) changed the photo to a cropped and retouched version of the one you changed it to, and after that reduced the thumbnail size. This remained the main infobox image for most of the time afterwards.
• A new 2024-Aug-03 edit was made by an IP user to what appears to be a B&W professional shot (some other edits by this IP user were reverted).
• A recent 2024-Aug-24 edit by Pandemonium91871 (permanently banned, Aug-26, for sockpuppeting) changed the photo to what appears to be the photo that was causing all the discussion before ANI in 2017. This edit is the current photo being used in the infobox for this article.

Am I correct that the current photo is the 2017 problematic photo that you would eventually replace per ANI discussion? — al-Shimoni (talk) 11:19, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Imeriki al-Shimoni, Apologies for the long delay in getting back to you,

I've long forgotten this - I think this image was the one to use, I think this one was the problematic one?, But that's all guesswork, The second image is god awful so I have no idea why I reinstated it, I can only assume maybe at that time I caved in and said okay we'll use the second image, No idea but without a shadow of doubt this imho is the best image out of the 2, Thanks –Davey2010^Talk 18:25, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Marcello's last name

Hi, when you reverted my edit regarding Marcello's last name from Dentamaro to Spooks, someone else has since changed it back. So I am not the only one doing this. MSalmon (talk) 15:25, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Msalmon So you're a sheep that follows everyone without doing any thinking of your own, Right good to know. –Davey2010^Talk 16:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks so much @Livelikemusic that's very kind of you :), Have a great day/evening, Warm Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 01:57, 26 November 2024 (UTC)