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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rettetast ( talk) 16:24, 29 January 2008 (UTC) reply

The article Yannick Boumsong has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Player fails both WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG - no professional appearances & no reliable, third-party sources - so not notable

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{ dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Giant Snowman 11:12, 4 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Hello Matthias Castaing! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 5 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 938 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{ unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Loïc Jacquet - Find sources:  Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
2. Yann Delaigue - Find sources:  Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
3. Guillaume Boussès - Find sources:  Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
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Thanks!-- DASHBot ( talk) 07:28, 17 January 2010 (UTC) reply

The article Bernard Boissier has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Article has no references

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