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• 2008-01-21T08:35:10Z Dan027 (Talk | contribs) (864 bytes) (fixed pedanticcommand bot's complaint)
• 2008-01-21T07:27:36Z BetacommandBot (Talk | contribs) (1210 bytes) (tagging as invalid rationale per [[WP:NONFREE]])
• 2007-06-12T09:25:15Z Dan027 (Talk | contribs) (836 bytes) (added fair use rational)
• 2007-06-06T05:08:39Z BetacommandBot (Talk | contribs) (277 bytes) (tagging {{tl|non-free use disputed}} per [[WP:NONFREE]])
• 2007-04-23T22:44:45Z Cydebot (Talk | contribs) (33 bytes) (Robot - Renaming non-free template "logo" per [[Wikipedia:Non-free content/templates]].)
• 2006-02-09T08:57:32Z Dan027 (Talk | contribs)