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Billy Club Sandwich

Actually, I didn't delete the album cover for the album you speak of (I'm not an administrator). I removed it from the band article because normally fair use images such as album covers cannot be used in other articles besides the article about the album itself. For more information on this you can read WP:NFCC and WP:NFC. By the way, here's a link to the image I removed and that hasn't been deleted yet. --Leon Sword 01:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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Help Request

{{help-me}}I am not quite sure as to whether something meets the CSD or not, also I am not 100% on how to add the template properly. The article in question is Dee Soul In Town. Any help would be appreciated, I don't want to jump the gun on this, but from the lack opf any content aside from an external link and the look of the page's history, it seems like an attempt at advertising ot me. Thanks.

Well, you can tag it as {{db-nocontext}} / {{db-spam}} or if you want to be more careful, watchlist it and see if the user is going to add anything more. You can use the {{prod}} template too.. - TwoOars (Rev) 19:01, 9 October 2007 (UTC) Er, sorry, saw the dates just now. Of course it's a CSD candidate. :) {{db-nocontext}} / {{db-spam}}. - TwoOars (Rev) 19:03, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, I was about to add {{db-spam}} earlier, but I decided not to pull the trigger right off the bat. I'm throwing it on there now. - Mbruno42 19:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, I've already done it. sorry, :P . I waited for a while and thought you are no longer around, so I CSD'd it myself. - TwoOars (Rev) 19:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Hahaha I actually had the edit page up while you did it. I was at the office so I had to keep it minimized for a bit, when I finally got back and added the template, I got an edit conflict warning haha. Thanks for your help. - Mbruno42 13:45, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Help Request v2.0

I'm not quite sure how to go about this, and I cannot find the right WP Policy page. I just reverted some vandalism (on the Joe Torre talk page), and checked the anon users talk page. They already recieved a final vandalism warning, do I apply a template that notifies an admin or do I notfiy an admin myself somehow? I may not respond quickly, I leave the office in a few minutes. Thanks, Mbruno42 20:46, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

CHU

We have questions about your rename. Please go to WP:CHU and answer them. — Rlevse • Talk • 11:14, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

BLP- Erik Prince

I have no idea if Erik Prince is or is not involved in "sex rings". But without some mention of it in reliable sources, the topic should even be on the talk page because it conflicts with WP:BLP, which applies to talk pages as well as articles. If you have a reliable source talking about the allegation, please share it. Niteshift36 (talk) 10:46, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

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