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K6ka's talk page archives   Discussions that have not received a response for 10 days are archived into one of the pages linked below.You can use the search box to search for the discussion you are looking for. 2013: October, November, December 2014: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2015: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2016: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2017: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2018: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2019: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2021: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2022: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2023: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2024: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December This page is archived by lowercase sigmabot III.

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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2024)

Question about your edit

Hello,

Yesterday, I updated the information about my grandfather, Rudolf Muradyan, including the unfortunate news that he passed away on November 9, 2024, in Pasadena, California. Could you kindly tell me why you changed it back?

Best regards, Satenik Satenikoganesyan (talk) 09:04, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) - you'll need to provide a reliable source that they passed away, rather than it just be something that you know. Lee Vilenski 09:07, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Kindly check the website of the Pontifical academy of sciences, where my grandfather was a member. Satenikoganesyan (talk) 10:15, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

@Satenikoganesyan: Per Lee Vilenski's comment above, you need to provide a citation to a reliable source for any information you add to Misplaced Pages. It's the responsibility of the editor who adds information to provide sources. If you're not sure how to add sources, see Help:Referencing for beginners. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 14:14, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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