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I'm not convinced by all the see alsos you are adding. WP:SEEALSO does mention peripheral relevancy, but I think some go too far. Please discuss these on the relevant talk pages. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 10:08, 30 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

I've replied on my talk page and posted my reasons for removing them at the talk pages of 3 articles Talk:Republic of Texas (group), Talk:Rainbow Farm and Talk:Montana Freemen. Dougweller (talk) 12:33, 30 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Hello! I only re-edited the one bit, for the reasons I disclosed in the re-edit info. The other ones you reverted I left as is, though I think that according to WP:BRD you went too far— "Revert an edit if it is not an improvement, and it cannot be immediately fixed by refinement. Consider reverting only when necessary." Had you refined by changing them to simply the (less accurate) vernacular "War on Drugs" rather than removing the links, then we would be in agreement. But as it is, all of those articles are related to the "War on Drugs" and therefore should link to the article. Kaecyy (talk) 14:36, 12 September 2015 (UTC)Reply
I have responded to your comment on my talk page, under "World Civil Class & Race War on a Selection of Drug Users". I have requested a citation demonstrating that, in context, the "war" is relevant. - SummerPhDv2.0 21:58, 12 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

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