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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa🍁 (talk) 20:38, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, and thank you for your request at Files for upload! The file has been uploaded. You can find it at File:London Town, page 9.png. See Wikipedia:Images#Using images to learn image syntax, or Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files for other types of files. Regards, clpo13(talk) 16:12, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Zingarese. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Sugar glider— because it 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. Zingarese talk · contribs 16:27, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
