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Mount Rushmore appearances
[edit]Bill, I've removed your insertion of material in the appearances section of the Mount Rushmore article because neither of the articles you linked to mentioned Mount Rushmore. The issue is expounded upon in more depth at Talk:Mount_Rushmore#Appearances_section. Sorry for reverting your thoughtful addition so quickly.--Kchase T 05:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- You should read the guidelines there. It explicity says you should get it approved on the talk page before writing it. Gdo01 05:56, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
October 2008
[edit]Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Interstate 65 in Indiana. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. --I-210 (talk) 01:50, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
- I-210, that wasn't vandalism. However, I-210 was correct to revert it per the fair use policy. Unfree logos cannot be used outside the articles on the roads they are the logos for. --NE2 02:24, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
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