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Oh, goody! Delighted to know that punishing the victims of hacking is a priority. - Nunh-huh 04:54, 4 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Capitalization at the start of a sentence trumps non-capitalizing particles like "von". Thanks. I did not know that.--Toploftical (talk) 18:24, 26 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

What source did you use to find the alternate phrases mentioned in this edit? MorganKevinJ^(talk) 01:39, 25 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Well, I can't say I remember (it was about 13 years ago...) but it would have been a medical text. Not the source I used, but one which might suffice, is https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180545/ which mentions "boy", "boogie woogie" and "toy" as better than "99". - Nunh-huh 01:44, 25 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Actually, here's a source with the exact phrases: [1] - Nunh-huh 01:47, 25 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Thank you MorganKevinJ^(talk) 02:57, 25 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

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The article Gordianus the Finder has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:GNG.

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The article Greg King (author) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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The article Sean Kenniff has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable reality television contestant; competed on, but did not win, Survivor.

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The article Sock and buskin has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This page relies on a single reference which does not support the claims made. Socks and buskins are types of footwear worn in comedies and tragedies respectively; they are not words for masks.

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