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1. Do a search on Google or your preferred search engine for the subject of the Misplaced Pages article that you want to create a citation for.
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Thank you for the message! Look forward to editing. Qalb alasid (talk) 02:35, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Citations

Hi, I see that you replaced citations such as {{sfn|Ashok Aklujkar|1994|p=54-55}} with refs without page numbers. Please don't do that - page numbers make it easier for others to verify what the sources state. utcursch | talk 01:00, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@Utcursch - thank you for the note. I'll be more aware of that when I edit. Qalb alasid (talk) 02:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@Utcursch - I made citation updates to include page numbers. Thank you for providing that feedback to me! Qalb alasid (talk) 15:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

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Onam

Can you point me to the discussion that took place where the consensus was made to merge Onam and Muslims to Onam page? Thanks. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 05:06, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Nvm. Got it. Somehow, the page was removed from my watchlist, lol. Thanks. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 05:08, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

The Herald - No problem! Hope the way the merge was done was correct. I'm trying to help with the pending merges backlog. Qalb alasid (talk) 00:52, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. Tagging is not how you ping the user. You can use WP:ECHO for that. Thanks and happy editing. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:28, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

The Herald ah! makes sense. thank you! Qalb alasid (talk) 14:01, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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Diannaa thank you for providing that context. I'll remember that when I work on improving other articles. 01:27, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

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