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Whoa, what do we have in here. Activity? In my talk page? Hell must've frozen. Thanks for the welcome, Rasnaboy :) SubtleChuckle (talk) 16:23, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Sengol, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please do not replace PROD notices once it has been removed by another editor.Equine-man (talk) 17:12, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The PROD notice was removed in the article after placing a section on the article talk for discussion. As per WP:DEPROD, once the PROD is removed and contested by any other editor, you need to approach WP:Afd. Kindly raise a AfD request if you believe the article should be deleted. RedtigerxyzTalk 17:30, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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