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Orphaned non-free media (File:A man said to be Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, 1998.jpg)[edit]

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  • Challenger's concern was over the title of the image. I think their edit summary was neither fair nor useful. When a New York Times reporter says he got the image from the Taliban photographer who took it the doubts were pro forma. I considered restoring the image but I found another non-free image, that I used instead. Geo Swan (talk) 19:37, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.jpg listed for deletion[edit]

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Notability of deaths and dead people who become notable after death[edit]

Hello! After seeing your comments on Talk:Chandra Levy#Requested move, I would like to let you know that there is a discussion going on at WP:VPP#Notability of deaths and dead people who become notable after death that I think you may be interested in. Happy editing! Technical 13 (talk) 11:30, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Tarek Dergoul for deletion[edit]

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Replaceable fair use File:Non-free image showing that while in US custody, Tarek Dergoul lost an arm and a big toe.jpg[edit]

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Hi Geo Swan. I am deleting this file today. The fact that the man is missing and arm and toe can be adequately described with words, so this image fails our non-free content criterion # 1. -- Dianna (talk) 16:56, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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