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Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Prism (Katy Perry album), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Sarah Hudson (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
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Please see the hidden note which explains that Katy did not finalise a track listing at the listening party. She even said the tracks were not final (in name or sound), and the order was not confirmed. Listing them as "confirmed tracks" in a supposed order gives the impression of a track listing. The best and most balanced way is to list all songs in alphabetical order until Katy/her label confirms a track listing with a set running order. Please do not change this (you've already been warned about unhelpful edits regarding this album) and it would be ashamed to get blocked as you have made some good contributions too. → Lil-℧niquԐ 1- { Talk } -21:18, 12 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Roar (song), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Behind the scenes (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Kelly Clarkson. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Holiday albums still being studio albums Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 21:07, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
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Please do not add unsourced or original content, as you did with this edit to Pour It Up. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. A m i t 웃 01:54, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
This is your last warning. You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Pour It Up. A m i t 웃 01:56, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
