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The image was my own, but it's no big deal. More important is to correct your confusion of the Henry W. Oliver Building and the nondescript skyscraper that was once known as Oliver Plaza. They're two (very) different buildings. Radiohead2468 (talk) 03:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Damian Dressick edit

See WP:G7, "If requested in good faith and provided that the only substantial content to the page and to the associated talk page was added by its author". Puffin Let's talk! 17:59, 10 January 2014 (UTC)Reply