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October 2016

Hello, I'm LoudLizard. I noticed that you recently removed some content from George Town, Penang without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Misplaced Pages with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please ensure that you provide a reason in the edit summary if you are removing large amounts of text. Thanks! LoudLizard (📞 | contribs | ✉) 16:36, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Dear TalkLizard, As for the article on George Town, Penang, I find the introduction too heavily laden with excessive historical content. The historical details are best left further below at the history section, don't you think ? I summarized George Town's history to include only the important events. I have also added logistical connections and George Town's growth.

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Reference errors on 21 October

Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:

• On the Penang Island page, your edit caused a broken reference name (help). (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:22, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

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An Invitation from WikiProject Malaysia

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Creating redirects

Hi Vnonymous. Thank you for creating the new articles about George Town. Just a small note that it is not necessary to create so many redirects for these articles. Usually, Google's search engine can automatically locate the articles. Thank you and happy editing. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 11:13, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

@Lemongirl942: Noted with thanks. I just thought some redirects may be necessary if someone is to search, for instance, Pitt Street, Penang, instead of Pitt Street, George Town, as both the terms 'George Town' and 'Penang' tend to be used interchangeably. Thank you for your feedback, and if you do have further suggestions, feel free to let me know. Vnonymous 14:19, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Your image uploads

Regarding your image uploads, they were taken with many different cameras, such as Canon, Sony, Samsung, Nikon, and Panasonic. Please tell me where you are getting these pictures from. Many thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:31, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

February 2017

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to Penang FA: you may already know about them, but you might find Misplaced Pages:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. L3X1 My Complaint Desk 23:47, 22 February 2017 (UTC)