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Proposed deletion of Tommaso Gambino

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Thanks, Wgolf (talk) 02:10, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please avoid "cut & paste" moves

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Disambiguation link notification for April 15

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North Coast Cartel (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added links pointing to Bootlegging, Cartagena and Colombian

Greco Mafia clan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added links pointing to Bootlegging and Skimming

The Office of Envigado (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

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Trimbole 'ndrina (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added links pointing to Italian and Bootlegging

La Maggiore 'ndrina (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Bootlegging

List of Mafia crime families (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Ribera

Norte del Valle Cartel (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Colombian

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Gravano-related edits

Not entirely sure why you wanted to get rid of references to Sammy Gravano's time as consigliere. Rather wish you hadn't. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 05:39, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributed article, Corleone Mafia clan

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April 2014

Hello, I'm Katieh5584. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Corleonesi, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Katieh5584 (talk) 13:16, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with this edit to Corleone Mafia clan. Please make your case on the page's talk page instead if you disagree with the deletion. Thank you. Katieh5584 (talk) 13:19, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for April 22

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Di Lauro clan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Bootlegging

La Barbera Mafia clan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Bootlegging

Nuvoletta clan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Italian

Vollaro clan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

added a link pointing to Bootlegging

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Sciascia

Did you have any sources for saying he had an official title in the Rizzutos? --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 17:20, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I checked on Google Books. No mention of Sciascia ever being anyone's consigliere. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 20:30, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of La Barbera Mafia clan

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Giuseppe Cotroni

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Giuseppe Cotroni (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

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Penose (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

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Rizzuto crime family (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver)

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May 2014

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May 2014

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Helen Online 14:34, 2 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I also reverted your subsequent unexplained and unsourced edit to Democratic Party (South Africa). Helen Online 09:42, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ottilio Cuneo

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ottilio Cuneo

Hello Mafia1960,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Ottilio Cuneo for deletion, because it seems to be an article that was created in violation of a block or ban. Content created by banned users will be deleted immediately.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:10, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]