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Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! I saw your edit summary on the Scottish Gaelic page. Why not try to find some references to back up your personal experience? Then it wouldn't be OR (original research).--*Kat* (talk) 22:53, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Recently you added a citation to a book from the "Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases" series published by Icon Group International to this article. Unfortunately, Icon Group International is not a reliable source - their books are computer-generated, with most of the text copied from Wikipedia (most entries have [WP] by them to indicate this, see e.g. [1]). I've only removed the reference, not the text it was referencing. I'm removing a lot of similar references as they are circular references; many other editors have also been duped by these sources. Despite giving an appearance of reliability, the name "Webster's" has been public domain since the late 19th century. Another publisher to be wary of as they reuse Wikipedia articles is Alphascript Publishing. Fences&Windows 23:58, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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