User talk:FIRM41

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Hello

While your account is new, I have the impression that you have prior experience editing here. As such, in place of pasting some template notices here, I am instead posting a simple request that you leave edit summaries with your edits and use the page preview function to check your edits before saving and reduce the number of entries to article histories. Also, please fill in any refs you leave, so others don't have to. Thank you. btw - It appears some of the topics you're interested in are covered by my watchlist, so thank you for your contributions so far. Cheers - ^theWOLFchild 22:16, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Will do Thewolfchild. FIRM41 (talk) 00:36, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't 20+ too long for a "see also"?

I reverted a couple of your see also lists. I think those names are not necessarily relevant and the list too long. Please consider a navbox. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:12, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've already warned you once, and I assumed good faith. Discuss or this is going to become difficult. Chris Troutman (talk) 00:43, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As the progenitor of the stubs in question, let me share some information.

These CIA case agents worked with one another in covert operations in Laos before rising to managerial positions in the Agency. Development of the articles past stub status will result in the articles referencing coworkers of the subject. Once the names are so linked, the necessity for See alsos should diminish or disappear.Georgejdorner (talk) 23:18, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MPS1992 (talk) 18:44, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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