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Speedy deletion nomination of Gastown Grand Prix

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License tagging for File:Global-Relay-Gastown-Grand-Prix-Logo.jpg

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Potential copyright violation

Hi. I see you're the article creator of Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix. The first revision looks like it might be a copy/paste. Maybe you can shed some light. Article has been tagged. --Ds13 (talk) 01:01, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Copyright problem: Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix

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