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It was a disambiguation page with only one blue link and was more suitable as a redirect. --Signed and Sealed, JJJJust (T C) 18:09, 5 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Elizabeth Dawn

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Hi Graemec2. I I notice that you made this edit and I was wondering what your exact rationale was? The article is currently nominated at WP:ITNRD with no objections but some editors frequently oppose unless all content, including Filmography etc, is supported by reliable sources. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:31, 27 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Elizabeth Dawn Happy to explain why I removed the three references from the filmography section. Refs 16,17 Are both obituary and only makes refernce to her Coranation Street work. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/09/26/liz-dawn-former-coronation-street-actress-dies-at-age-77/106007092/ http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/09/26/coronation-street-star-liz-dawn-dead-at-77.html

Ref 18 Is from Tvguide.com and again only mentions her TV work on Coronation Street http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/liz-dawn/credits/295750/

Given that every other reference in the rest of the article makes reference to the fact that she was an actress on Coronation Street to include three additional references here that does not add any new information is pointless. Graemec2 (talk) 22:35, 27 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

Ah, yes. Makes perfect sense, thanks. I see that "Our Vera" has just managed to slip onto the front page, despite the lack of sources for the Filmography. Sometimes I think those Main page stalwarts would rather "die of thirst" than permit the convenience of a Main page link to a partially unsourced article. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:46, 27 September 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Hi Graeme; I'm not opposed to you adding the guest stars to the infoboxes (I think I might prefer them centralised or bulleted, but that's not a big deal), but could you perhaps ensure that you're adding all the guest stars to each infobox? I'm not sure there's any way we can be selective without being arbitrary. You missed some in at least The Devil of Christmas. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:31, 9 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Hi there. Just regarding your recent removal of content at Michael Vigor – that sentence wasn't an out-of-place, unsourced claim. Both references listed there, from the Bristol Flyers [1] [2], state the reason he was able to play for Scotland was because of his mother's Scottish heritage. I added that info based on what the sources were telling me. You've removed it claiming something to the contrary. Is there a guideline or source you can link for me that states the reason is because of birthplace rather than heritage? Was Flyers writer Joel Osborne inaccurate? DaHuzyBru (talk) 16:58, 17 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

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