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Sincerely, Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:45, 28 May 2019 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:45, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

June 2019 edit

  Hello, I'm CLCStudent. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to The National Anthem (Black Mirror) have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. CLCStudent (talk) 00:15, 6 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

July 2019 edit

  Hello, I'm Jacona. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Adrienne Nelson have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. Jacona (talk) 22:20, 26 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits referred to above, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so that you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

Disambiguation pages edit

Please note that disambiguation pages like Wonder are meant to help readers find a specific existing article quickly and easily. For that reason, they have guidelines that are different from articles. From the Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts you should:

  • Only list articles that readers might reasonably be looking for
  • Use short sentence fragment descriptions, with no punctuation at the end
  • Use exactly one navigable link ("blue link") in each entry that mentions the title being disambiguated
  • Only add a "red link" if used in existing articles, and include a "blue link" to an appropriate article
  • Do not pipe links (unless style requires it) – keep the full title of the article visible
  • Do not insert external links or references - Wikipedia is not a business directory
  • Do not add articles to acronym or initials disambiguation pages unless the person or entity is widely known by that name (in which case it should be stated in the linked article).

Thank you. Leschnei (talk) 14:44, 16 November 2019 (UTC)Reply