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your edits to Ozzy's article

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So far today you have 105 edits to Ozzy Osbourne. Normally 3 revisions in one day is what is acceptable if someone objects to what you are writing. If you are going to re-write an article that extensively please make use of preview more often. Also, it is generally preferred to keep images to a minimum; what is there looks reasonable to myself. I am not an Ozzy fan so i can not give any opinion on your edits other than to say the sheer number of them came to my attention. Also, it is not a really proper to mark edits minor when you are doing so many changes, either by edit count or by change of content. delirious & lost~hugs~ 03:30, 11 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

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