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Genealogical info[edit]

I reverted the edit stating that Butch was born in England, as he most certainly was not. His parents arrived (separately) in the US in the 1850s, when they were still children. You can find them listed among the handcart pioneer companies of the 1850s, and in the 1860 Utah census. They married in 1865 in Utah. I don't have time to fill in all the details at the moment, but have linked to several of the many, many historical websites that state these basic facts. 11 Arlington (talk) 05:27, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

addendum: added some sources for parents' arrival and marriage. 11 Arlington (talk) 18:00, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the long and somewhat confusing paragraph about Butch Cassidy's paternal ancestry going back three generations. While this is interesting stuff for us historians and genealogists, it seems to dwell unnecessarily on facts not directly related to the subject of the article--and may have caused the confusion of the contributor who incorrectly edited the article to say Robert Leroy Parker was born in England. (Probably confused him with his grandfather Robert Parker?) The fact that his GREAT-grandfather Thomas arrived in Utah 1867 has nothing to do with Butch Cassidy's birthplace or circumstances. I'm also not sure why it's important to detail grandfather Robert Parker's boyhood troubles with the law; again, interesting but not particularly relevant. We could give equal time to Butch's mother's family, tracing their Scottish origins and mentioning that his grandmother was a midwife and one great-grandfather worked as caretaker at a Scottish castle, but again, I don't think it's especially relevant to Butch Cassidy's own life. 11 Arlington (talk) 04:09, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled[edit]

who are u Who did the studies?-FZ 23:11, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)


Outlaw Trail Request[edit]

Can someone do a piece on the Outlaw Trail? That would be interesting. I tried to put up a request but couldn't navigate my way to the proper category. Sorry, I'm new here. --YellowLeftHand 09:23, 12 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]


Death[edit]

I feel that

no remains with DNA matching them to the living relatives of Parker and Longabaugh have yet been discovered.

should be re-written

remains with DNA matching them ... Longabaugh have yet to be found (discovered?)

for better flow, but id like to get at least one person who agrees with me

PAX --- 71.108.37.108 07:28, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]


  • Roberty Leroy Parkers name should be removed since that name has not been proven real, by reliable sources such as birth certificates.
I'll have to agree with this above statement. The only person who claims to be Butch Cassidy's relative, but yet offers no birth records, weapons, memorabila(photos) that Butch Cassidy would of owned for proof, is L. Parker(self-proclaimed sister). Further more two sources William T. Phillips, and The an extra on the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid DVD both state that Robert Parker was not Butch Cassidy's real name and it is still unknown to date. However recent names have began to sprung up as his possible names such as George Young, William Wagner, and James Ryan. So rather than dismissing these claims as false, real investigation must come into play as to whether or not one of these are/is/could be his actual name(s). I believe History Channel and other learning networks need to be notified of such events, because looking closer will result in a more conclusive answer.TheRealOutlaw 16:30, 28 2007.
Robert Leroy Parker has been shown to exist as of 1880, when he would have been around 14 years old. His name appears in the 1880 Utah territory census. You can search in two places: The Utah Census search form (search for surname Parker, first Robert, in 1880) and you will find a reference to microfilm 1255336, which lists Robert L. Parker in Circleville, age 14. Second search FamilySearch.org's Census listing for Robert Parker, 1880 census, in utah and you will find a reference to the same microfilm with more info (son of Max Parker, works on a farm, etc - you can pay a fee to see a scan of the microfilm if you are inclined). So the first assertion above ('that name has not been proven real') is simply false. Lula was born a scant two months before Robert Leroy Parker left home (and before Butch's first crimes), and he didn't return for 41 years according to her account, so it is doubtful she would have memorabilia like a weapon. She mentions that the family received letters from Robert Parker, but they destroyed them to protect his whereabouts - which can also explain any lack of material possessions. Aside from the Lula book, the family is very tight-lipped about the whole affair for their personal reasons. The William T. Phillips manuscript is suspect, as names were obviously changed to 'protect the innocent'. Some people (like Larry Pointer) even make a plausible case that Phillips IS Butch aka Parker, but wrote it from the perspective that Phillips was not Butch to protect himself, and never mentioned Parker to save the family name. I haven't seen the DVD extra but I would question their sources as well. Do they provide any? Regardless, without concrete verifiable sources that disprove Parker's link to the Butch Cassidy name, I think that removing all reference to Parker is little more than original research on your part. Adagio 05:24, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth, he's also probably the 4-year-old Robert Parker living with his grandmother Jane Gillies and other relatives in the 1870 US Census taken in Beaver, Utah...11 Arlington (talk) 05:45, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
As of lately History Channel has been shown artifacts from the Wagner family's in California that contain passports to Bolivia, Butch Cassidy's suit (that he wore in his famous photo in Texas) as well as several family photo's which identically matched him in his Texas photo, a pinkerton wanted poster, Butch Cassidy's coach gun , as well as news articles of him abandoning his family. Now thats not original research, thats better than some microfilm and quoted burnt letters. The photo's will be put online when the approval from History Channel comes in; Wikipedia Policy. So rather than arguing excessively over the name, might I suggest a wikiproject.TheRealOutlaw 22:40, 30 March 2007.
Cool, we'll wait until you provide some evidence. In the meantime, please stop removing references to Robert Leroy Parker from the article, and have your friends stop removing that information as well. Adagio 06:13, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I live in the part of Wyoming where Butch lived and none of the old timers in this area believed he was killed in Bolivia. Many, many of his old friends said that he lived for many years under an assumed name and visited them regularly for years. As far as evidence, how about his handgun with his brand on it, and his opal ring that he gave to his girlfriend in Riverton and photographs of him taken in Dubois? You should read In Search of Butch Cassidy before you conclude that there is no evidence. TV programs like the one on the History Channel that concludes that he didn't return from Bolivia are generally crappy. You can't educate yourself by watching TV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Senor Cuete (talk • contribs) 04:21, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The person who put the year and cause of his death has made a mistake and got it wrong, I have watched Gunslingers and on the second series and first episode is Butch Cassidy and he didn't die in Bolivia from gunshot wounds he died as a business man who was successful and it was not in 1908. 2A02:C7C:90B1:AE00:55F7:A4B2:A7B1:C5FD (talk) 19:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]


There is also reference to a man fitting Butch's description in Louis L'amour's book about his life called Education of a Wandering Man I do not remember the exact words of it but he talked about this man coming up the mountain, spending the night at his parents home, then going further up the mountain when he returned a few days later he would come back with money. It gives food for thought, especially to those of us who think the reports of the men killed in Bolivia that are supposedly Butch and Sundance could just be another pair of white cowboys. There were after other whites in Bolivia commiting robberies.24.247.134.14 (talk) 14:23, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Almost all the newspapers in the archives from 1900 through 1910 list Robert L. Parker as being his real name. stutzeyStutzey (talk)` —Preceding undated comment was added at 18:59, 5 October 2008 (UTC).[reply]

William Butch Wagner?[edit]

Is there any evidence supporting the claim that Butch Cassidy was really born William Butch Wagner? If nothing can be provided, the recent changes should be reverted. Justin

I work at a museum in Telluride, Colorado and a colleage of mine found a government document linking William Wagner and William Phillips working as teamsters when they were young from Kentucky to Oregon Territory. So if you have an ancestry.com account I can give you the link to it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.99.1.65 (talk) 00:18, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone Notice[edit]

If you closley at the two pictures of the real Butch Cassidy, and of Robert Parker their faces don't match, even when you put a moustache over Robert Parker mug shot the faces still don't match.

Removed panel from the main article - it needs supporting references to be more than original research.

Comparison of Robert Parker's head, and Butch Cassidy's head. This comparison shows the actual Butch Cassidy had a more triangular jaw line than Robert Parker, as well as different shaped cheek bones and a much smaller nose.

That's interesting because both of those photographs are known to be photographs of Robert Leroy Parker AKA Butch Cassidy. The one on the left is his mug shot taked at the Wyoming territorial prison in Rawlins, Wyoming and the second one is cropped from the famous portrait of the Wild Bunch taken in Fort Worth, Texas. They sure look like the same person to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Senor Cuete (talk • contribs) 04:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Senor Cuete. Comparing still pictures, even of the same person, can be a very dicey business. I have photos of my own daughter, caught in such a way, from one occasion to the next, that you'd swear they were not the same person. Yet I took the pictures myself. (Valhalan (talk) 04:47, 11 February 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Those two images are patently the same person. Look at the ears - identical, as is the rest. 86.17.228.136 (talk) 19:35, 3 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Obstinate blanking[edit]

I believe there is a mechanism for freezing the content of an article, accessible to Wikipedia Administrators, I suppose. Any thoughts about getting this article frozen, to shut down the repeated anonymous deletion? Bertport 03:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think what happens first is someone needs to warn the user on their user page (the one who is blanking). And if they don't stop then their account will be blocked. I think that's the procedure. I don't have time to do it right now...could someone else?--70.41.230.6 01:05, 12 August 2006 (UTC) --cda 11:37, 12 August 2006 (UTC) (wasn't logged in yesterday)[reply]

If you check his user page, you will see that multiple people have written him about it. There's no sign that he's ever read his own user page. Bertport 01:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, then the next step is I posted a "last warning" on the user 204.9.11.123 page. If they vandalize again we can list the account on this page for an admin to block that account. --cda 11:37, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, some progress - he blanked again, but he switched to a new IP address to do it. The new IP address has not edited Wikipedia before. Depending on how inconvenient it is for him to change IP addresses, we might eventually get somewhere by blocking every IP address he uses, I suppose. In any case, it's pretty clear that he read his own user page. Bertport 13:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, why do you assume it's a guy, that's sexist ; ) I reported this to admins. --cda 19:16, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

William T Phillips[edit]

I believe there is some evidence that William T Phillips was Butch Cassidy ([1] for example). There are even several books on the subject. I'm not sure that the evidence is conclusive, but I wonder if it isn't disingenuous to say that "no evidence supports the claims". Perhaps we should change it to "some nonconclusive evidence supports the claims" (with a reference or external link to more info) or perhaps expand the discussion of the controversy? Adagio 22:03, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mysteries at the Museum, Season 2, Episode 3, "Prison Experiment and Butch Cassidy Manuscript"—Discusses William T. Phillips' mss. in Laramie, Wyoming, and raises the question of whether Phillips was Butch Cassidy. PlaysInPeoria (talk) 16:53, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Real Name is Unconfirmed[edit]

The name Robert LeRoy Parker needs to be reomoved from the article because on a DVD of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid it states that Butch Cassidy's real name is unknown. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gwag (talk • contribs) 01:11, 13 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Yes it is documented as Robert Leroy Parker. I met a guy in Yuma who was from Southern Utah, and had hung out with a petty vandal named Parker. He was short and pudgy, resembled Charles Leroy a lot, and was always setting school fire alarms, etc, getting into minor trouble although he was Mormon; again, similarly to Cassidy.65.129.188.112 (talk) 05:00, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unprofessional Writing Standards[edit]

The paragraph commencing "Butch Cassidy was known to hide out..." has been deleted due to a literary standard inappropriate to the standards of Wikipedia. The paragraph contained subordinate clauses without a main clause and the subject's name was not Butch Cassidy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.112.184.25 (talk) 16:48, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Amount of Money Stolen in His "Big Heist" Needs to Be Clarified[edit]

I'm not not sure what it means to say that Parker/Cassidy's big heist in South America would be worth $100,000 today, as that would mean that he stole only a few thousand (at most) in then contemporary dollar terms. Surely his heists in the States, which translate variously to anywhere from a few hundred thousand dollars to over a million dollars, are bigger heists? Has a zero or two been left off the total for his SA heist or did the poster not understand that the figures for the robberies in the States weren't adjusted for inflation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.99.243.245 (talk) 09:29, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hole in the Wall vs Wild Bunch[edit]

Butch Cassidy's gang wasn't the Hole in the Wall gang, that was in the movie. His real gang was called the Wild Bunch.

The caption on the photo at the top of the article even says the Wild Bunch.

I think they changed the name of the gang for the movie because there was another movie called The Wild Bunch that was out around the same time. AnitaFritz (talk) 09:26, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What Caption? on Wiki? "The Wild Bunch" was released after "Butch Casidy and the Sundance Kid". : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Bunch No it was informallty the Hole in the Wall gang. Popularly, by the press and Ned Buntline, the: "Wild Bunch". Possibly Parker did not even name them at all as only he was the only one constant in their episodes. Longabaugh, Curry, the others, were not always included in all robberies.65.129.188.112 (talk) 05:03, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hole in the Wall vs Wild Bunch[edit]

Butch Cassidy's gang wasn't the Hole in the Wall gang, that was in the movie. His real gang was called the Wild Bunch.

The caption on the photo at the top of the article even says the Wild Bunch.

I think they changed the name of the gang for the movie because there was another movie called The Wild Bunch that was out around the same time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AnitaFritz (talk • contribs) 09:33, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What Caption? No it was Hole in the wall Gang. It is very possible that Parker did not name them anything; the press and Ned Buntline were responsible for calling them The Wild Bunch. Parker was the only constant in the robberies, not even Longabaugh (Sundance) was present at all of them. The "gang" varied. And the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was released before Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Bunch 65.129.188.112 (talk) 05:24, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The same trio, together[edit]

After the lede, the next paragraph begins "The same trio..." but no trio has been named. Can someone fix this? Rick Norwood (talk) 12:05, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Butch Cassidy wiled Butch[edit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Cassidy%27s_Wild_Bunch --85.64.157.213 (talk) 18:07, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Syntax fix.[edit]

I'm not familier with wiki syntax, so I will let someone else do it. "Early life" has a sources thing that needs to be fixed up. This: {Sources - US Federal census, 1920, shows Maximilian Parker's family arrived in the USA in 1856; US census for 1860 shows the Parker family already in Beaver, Utah}24.20.13.202 (talk) 21:30, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Name to be used should probably be changed[edit]

Because the name of Butch Cassidy is far better known than whatever his birth name happens to be, Robert Leroy Parker or something else, I think we should remove the use of the Parker name throughout the narrative except in the beginning where reference is made to his birth name. There are many biographies and histories about Cassidy and his Wild Bunch which uses his alias as the name to be referred to throughout their books. There are other Wikipedia entries which used the alias rather than the birth name. One example would be Lucky Luciano who's birth name was Salvatore Lucania. Why shouldn't this wikipedia entry use the name of Butch Cassidy more prominently throughout the narrative? What do others think of this notion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.235.195.242 (talk) 13:38, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I will volunteer to make the change as discussed in the above paragraph. I hope no one will have a problem with this change.

Origins[edit]

"Maximillian Parker and Ann Campbell Gillies, English immigrants" with a name like that she would have been of Scottish descent and her Tyneside birthplace is a bit of a giveaway.Optymystic (talk) 19:02, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The episode of Whicker's World featuring the interview with Cassidy's sister, on YouTube here: [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.147.13 (talk) 18:22, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Maximilian emigrated to the United States in 1856 aged 11. Leaving Liverpool on the 23 March bound for Boston aboard the sailing vessel: Enoch Train. where he arrived on May 1st along with his parents Robert and Ann, sisters Ada & Martha and brother Arthur. So Butch's early life is bunkum.

Velpremus (talk) 12:47, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mormon?[edit]

There is no text in that article that by the time he started going by something other than Robert Leroy Parker, that he in any way self-identified as Mormon, or held membership in the church. Is there any reliable sources to indicate that he at any point self-identified as Mormon, was ever baptized into the church &/or was ever excommunicated from it? Simply having Mormon parents is not enough evidence to claim that he was Mormon. -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 20:11, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did some quick searching. LDS Living and Famous Mormons both suggest he was probably baptized at 8 years old (sounds circumstantial, though). Van Wagnoner and Walker (1982) state it factually. I see no mention of excommunication. I agree that one is not a Mormon simply because their parents were. And if a child is baptized but leaves the church before adulthood, I'm not sure that automatically makes them Mormon either. Shouldn't this be about self-identification? The baptism might have just been the decision of parents or family. Unless they self-identify as "former Mormons", then I can't draw conclusions. I've tried to discuss this over at Talk:List of former Latter Day Saints#Children and teenagers. I don't know if there are any sources about how Butch Cassidy self-identified. Did he think of himself as "formerly Mormon" or did he think he was ever a Mormon at all? ——Rich jj (talk) 17:32, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Parker was definitely Mormon by adult choice. Baptism at 8 is age of awareness. Whether his actions reflect sincerity is anyone's guess. He is factually recorded as not shooting anyone.65.129.188.112 (talk) 04:49, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Approx. $21,000?[edit]

Another Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride,_Colorado) reads:

In June 1889, Butch Cassidy, before becoming associated with his gang, "the wild bunch", robbed the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride. This was his first major recorded crime. He exited the bank with $24,580, and later became famous as a bank robber.[9]

So is it $21,000 or $24,580?

Thanks, 71.139.163.243 (talk) 18:32, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Last shootout was 1925 in Eloy, Arizona. 65.129.188.112 (talk) 04:51, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Date of their departure has been wrong for the last ten months[edit]

Some well-meaning soul altered the date from 1901 to 1902 because he or she mistakenly thought that the section about other partners of Cassidy in late 1901 referred to Cassidy himself. This is where it would have been helpful if sources had been cited in the first place. There are four citations now, which is four more than the February 20, 1901 date was ever given. Citing to reliable and verifiable sources-- it ain't that difficult, folks. Mandsford 02:17, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"01:52, 28 June 2015‎ Glades2 (talk | contribs | block)‎ . . (27,918 bytes) (0)‎ . . (→‎1901: South America: Timeline was inconsistent with previous section (previous section ended in late 1901))"

How about this newly discovered "Butch" photo, any thoughts on it?[edit]

https://www.amazon.com/Butch-Cassidy-Photographic-Finds-Century/dp/1475071396 Middle More Rider (talk) 11:51, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect and undocumented. Several documented photos exist of Parker and Longabaugh; these men aren't in the picture. Curry and Elzy Lay are. Remember, the fax machine got Butch and Sundance. It doesn't lie.65.129.188.112 (talk) 05:30, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Removed William Holden as: "Butch Cassidy".[edit]

This is not documented in Wiki on movie "The Wild Bunch". This movie is not in any way shape or form or by any intention any resemblance to the Butch Cassidy's Hole in the Wall Gang, as they called themselves. Nor was the character PIke intended to resemble Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker.) It was about another bunch of anachronistic outlaws by Sam Peckinpah, similar to "Cable Hogue" with Jason Robards, and "Ride the High Country" with Randolph Scott.65.129.188.112 (talk) 04:57, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Death?[edit]

Parker's death needs be a question mark. There is much evidence, by his own family, that he wrote home faithfully every week until 1930. Also, that Longabaugh (Sundance) and Etta Place returned to the U.S. at least twice after running to South America.

To guess at: "1908" is to simply agree with the 1969 movie and is not referenced. So, make up that year simply because the Bolivian Army , in the movie, used a model '08 Maxim gun? That makes no sense. 65.129.188.112 (talk) 05:12, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Editor conducting revert war[edit]

@Ohgoshhi: is engaging in a revert war concerning, of all things, the correct use of emigrate and immigrate. Here is the sentence: Ann Gillies was born and lived in Tyneside in northeast England before X-migrating to America. The correct word here is emigrate, because the family were moving out of England: e-, "out of." Here is another way to demonstrate: The family immigrated to the United States. They immigrated to America because they were moving into: im-, "in". This is not a style guide issue; this is a basic vocabulary problem. —Dilidor (talk) 19:40, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robert or George[edit]

I saw on my paper "West cyclopedia" that Butch Cassidy real name was George LeRoy Parker.
On this page is written as Robert LeRoy Parker.
The source on this page was deleted, but it is archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20161231100446/https://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Kids/History_Mystery/hm1/alias.html

I found various pages referencing George LeRoy Parker as the real name:
https://tomrizzo.com/tag/george-leroy-parker/ (ExLibris Tom Rizzo "Last Stand at Bitter Creek")
http://www.annalsofcrime.com/03-01.htm (from an article of Jay Robert Nash)
https://www.pbs.org/weekendexplorer/utah/elkmeadows/elk_cassidy.htm (PBS)
http://www.applegate-project.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I25400&tree=Main (a project to map ancestors)
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=430669 (University in Utah)

Other opting for Robert LeRoy Parker:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/butch-cassidy (Biography site)
http://webiographies.org/auc0000012/index.html (Biography site)

Finally only one source says it was born as Robert LeRoy Parker and changed is name to George Cassidy. o_O
https://time.com/5682980/butch-cassidy-sundance-kid-history/ (TIME writing about the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid")

It looks to me that the older and "written on paper" references point to "George LeRoy Parker", while the newer to "Robert LeRoy Parker".

Anyone with a "solid" source?

Should we (Wikipedia) at least mention both? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.34.83.57 (talk) 22:38, 17 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bibliography[edit]

There are many books about Butch Cassidy. Wouldn't it improve the article to include a bibliography?

Anne N. Cephaly — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anne N. Cephaly (talk • contribs) 16:31, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Time of death for Butch Cassidy[edit]

So I was looking up in to internet and searched "Butch Cassidy". And I found two results of his time of death. One was 1908, Bolivia and One another was 1930's, ???. So what actually happened? ChangeMyNamePlease (talk) 01:44, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Try to search Sundance Kid on Wikipedia, it will come as 1908 alt. 1937, what time they actually died? ChangeMyNamePlease (talk) 01:46, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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