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A little help

Good evening Falkirks. I was wondering if you will not help meg get translated and transferred Hadsund introduction to Danish Wikipedia Hadsund on the English. I would really like to do it, but it can be a little difficult nor I barely speak the language. sincerely, --Søren1997 ^{(talk // contributions)} 22:13, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I am not very active at this time and am not familiar with translation procedures. Falkirks^Talk 15:45, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

MfD nomination of User talk:Dave6675

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101.98.199.18

hello, sorry, i was just checking to see if it was working — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.98.199.18 (talk) 06:43, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No Problem, in future you can use Wikipedia:Sandbox for stuff like that. Falkirks^Talk 07:06, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Rice

Why do you think it is "constructive" to sanitize violence towards women? He beat his wife, that's a fact and certainly note worthy. Injecting your opinion by removing this fact harms the objectivity of Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Butchmcsnutch (talk • contribs) 18:39, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you understand my rational for reverting you edit. The page Ray Rice has been created for his notability in football. Hence, the introduction should clearly state why he is notable and not personal details. The "personal life" section seems to convey what you were trying to add. Falkirks^Talk 18:45, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

69.170.13.42

sorry farfank i happen to know you think it is a german conspery i wuld like toto the rect comet to the page if is not contrutive you culd but it in it pale insead of blocking or dealting me. soory about they speleing a seaver of gry abuchoin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.170.13.42 (talk) 21:15, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How does Milo even make money?

	Wow...
	I would like to say that my edits were rather constructive- in a French Immersion school, people do often learn French. I am sorry if you do not understand my dilemma here- thanks for the feedback though. Huchee (talk) 18:10, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Hi please help! I need to delete the page Roberto pla as the page I meant to create was 'Roberto Pla' and as you can see the former contains a grammatical error! I have now created 'Roberto Pla' but do not know how to delete the now misleading 'Roberto pla'. Thanks! Curramba1 (talk) 16:08, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I nominated it for speedy deletion as a test page. They should be able to figure out the issue. Falkirks^Talk 16:11, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lola2012 Response to you message

Good evening Falkirks, I have just recieved you message about your decision to undo my recent changes to the LuxConnect page because "it didn’t appear constructive" to you. Actually, the former Luxconnect page was not only spreading some wrong information but also a bite light compared to the key role LuxConnect plays in the Luxembourg. Knowing more about LuxConnect than what was witten on its Wikipedia page, I thought I could get it back to relevancy. I would love to explore the opportunity for you to help me with the design of the page whilst I adpat the content. What would you think about that ? BR, Lola2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.185.254.56 (talk) 20:30, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That was accidental and I reverted my change before any other revisions were made. Please fix the table though. If you can't fix it then please remove it. Falkirks^Talk 16:02, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

User: 85.193.221.235

Hey there,

I saw that you had given User_talk:85.193.221.235 a last warning, but I caught another vandalizing/unconstructive edit he made six days after the warning. Thought I'd let you know if you do want to ban him. Link: [1]

Cheers, –- kungming·2 14:06, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I reported the account, thanks! Falkirks^Talk 21:09, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright checks when performing AfC reviews

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Thanks for the message. Falkirks^Talk 22:03, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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A kitten for you!

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Recent edit to Sri Lanka

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New deal for page patrollers

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Translating to foreign languages

If one would like to translate an article, does he need to insert all the references from scratch or he can use the original article references? Pashut2000 (talk) 19:12, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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A message from Vestere

Hello Falkirks. I am new to Wikipedia, and I created an account specifically to rectify the false information provided about KATE MARKOWITZ. I work directly for Kate, and my edits are specifically at her request. I don't understand why you would go back in and replace my edit with false information. Who are you, and where did you get your information? Because I assure you, your data is incorrect.

I will go back into Kate's bio and edit again - with her correct information - and try to adhere to the guidelines that you stated are there...this is new to me, so pardon my ignorance.

I will be making additional edits to Kate's bio at her direction, so please - do not change it again.

Thank you.

vestere

--vestere (talk) 17:17, 3 February 2019 (UTC) vestere (talk) 17:17, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello User:Vestere, I reverted your edit as it did not add a source for the new middle name. The existing source is https://www.discogs.com/artist/294722-Kate-Markowitz, so you should either replace this or add a new reference with a correct name. Regardless of whether you represent Kate, you need to adhere to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Falkirks^Talk 17:21, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Dispute regarding the Revenue of Indian Premier League on Wiki Page "List of professional sports leagues by revenue."

Dispute regarding the Revenue of Indian Premier League on Wiki Page "List of professional sports leagues by revenue." The Source you cited listed the IPL's "Value" not their annual "Revenue." That source and your edit has distorted the information other editors have relied on.

Referring to this permalink page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_professional_sports_leagues_by_revenue&direction=next&oldid=983397162

I've researched this topic and found a very comprehensive Source (https://businessbar.net/all/ipl-680m-revenues-and-not-out/). Latest Edits I've made to the Wiki Page is based on the IPL's $678 Million annual "Revenue" (as opposed to the IPL's "Value").

Seems that other editors are mistakenly using IPL's "Valuation" rather than the IPL's annual "Revenue" as well.