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Image tagging for File:Flag of Taungurung.jpeg

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Orphaned non-free image File:Flag of Taungurung.jpeg

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg

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A tag has been placed on File:Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

after much thinking, I have decided to delete this file as no new image has been uploaded on commons. RAPTOR7762Whats up? 07:32, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

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Unused templates on the English Wikipedia are typically deleted. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:07, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sorry it’s currently work in progress RAPTOR7762Whats up? 23:24, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Listing for discussion of Template:Adobe Illustrator valid

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2026 Iran conflict RM closure

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Hello, I noticed you are closing the RM discussion; however, since you !voted here, you should not close the discussion per WP:RMCOI. Furthermore, the discussion does not meet the criteria for an early closure (WP:RMEC); it has been open for less than two days. I highly recommend that you self-revert your closure. 9ninety (talk) 13:03, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi. I concur with this. Morwen (talk) 13:20, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
This shouldn't have happened. @RAPTOR7762 especially in a contentious topic you should be more careful about following Wikipedia protocol. grapesurgeon (talk) 13:27, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
Sorry I sincerely apologise. I'm kind of new as a extended confirmed user, and my poor memory hasn't fully remembered everything. I'll promise I'll check twice before editing RAPTOR7762Whats up? 14:18, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
For your hard work in designing an interactive map for the Iran war following my request, thank you! WhatADrag07 (talk) 16:59, 7 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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