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Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2025

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The mugshot of Oliver North should be deleted. All of his charges were reversed upon appeal. To blatantly show a picture that ultimately does not reveal any real outcome regarding the charges seems political and should not be in any publication that deems itself neutral in political affairs. Wmbtwo (talk) 13:27, 22 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Change highly likely to be opposed, and if nobody else does, I will because this seems like blatantly assuming bad faith on editors. It's just a mugshot. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 14:47, 22 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Change ''<[[sic]]>'' to {{sic}} for correct punctuation and formatting. 2605:A601:A0A4:2700:7099:F8B8:8EA8:7690 (talk) 16:09, 22 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done meamemg (talk) 16:31, 22 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Email?

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Email didn't exist in 1986. ~2026-10013-0 (talk) 02:56, 6 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

That is incorrect, and you can read all about the history of email for yourself to learn more. ~2026-20238-44 (talk) 16:38, 1 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2025

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2025

Email?