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Please edit the wiki article "Superintendent of Police (India)"

Please revise "Superintendent of Police (India)" as it contains numerous unnecessary paragraphs and lacks language refinement. Please edit it similar to the District Magistrate article that you previously edited. Thank you. 2409:4073:F:6EDC:0:0:2298:28AD (talk) 14:29, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Certainly, I'll add that to my to-do list. Will address it during my spare time.--The Doom Patrol (talk) 15:35, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done--The Doom Patrol (talk) 18:04, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Please edit the following wiki articles, which needs to be edited according to wiki standards

Please consider the following articles for revision:

• Law enforcement in India
• Civil Police Officer

2409:4073:307:6341:0:0:1132:B0 (talk) 11:23, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

I will consider. But don't expect anytime soon.--The Doom Patrol (talk) 19:28, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

I checked Civil Police Officer. There is a problem. The article is actually a content fork, as CPO and constable are the same. Hence, it is likely to be deleted in future. So, I have decided to nominate it myself to see if it gets deleted (most likely). Otherwise, it would be a waste of effort and time to improve an article which would be deleted in future.--The Doom Patrol (talk) 12:01, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Reverting my talk page

Hi @The Doom Patrol,

While I appreciate the effort you put into reverting my talk page, I am a bit at loss as to the reason for that... I do not see how that comment could have constituted vandalism or "off topic" editing. Could you please explain?

Cheers,

AriTheHorse 01:18, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

If it's okay with you, then fine.--The Doom Patrol (talk) 16:25, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

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