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Contents 1 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 2 Mafia articles 3 Image tagging for Image:Henrymovieshot.jpg 4 Orphaned fair use image (Image:Henrymovieshot.jpg) 5 Orphaned fair use image (Image:SammyGravano.jpg) 6 Norman Pilcher 7 Unspecified source for Image:LauraSadler.jpg 8 Non-free use disputed for Image:Screenshot of X2 The Threat game.jpg 9 Non-free use disputed for Image:Screenshot of X Tension game.jpeg 10 Non-free use disputed for Image:LastCallscreenshot.jpg 11 Non-free use disputed for Image:Postal 2 game screenshot.jpeg 12 Orphaned non-free image (Image:Postal 2 game screenshot.jpeg) 13 Non-free use disputed for Image:Screenshot of X Tension game.jpeg 14 Non-free use disputed for Image:XBtF Screenshot.jpg 15 Invitation to Join WikiProject Crime 16 Image copyright problem with Image:LeggioMaxiTrial.gif 17 The Future of WP:40k 18 Lo Piccolo images

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] Mafia articles

Hi Robert, thanks for the encouragement. Indeed, we should try to get the articles about the Sicilian Mafia Trials and the First and Second Mafia War done. I got carried away a bit by the aricle on the Sicilian Mafia Commission and trying to write articles about the Mafia bosses mentioned there. Good sources are Stille's Excellent Cadavers and Dickie's Cosa Nostra. Beware that the wars started before thet really started. The First Mafia War can be traced back to the war about the wholesale fruit and vegetable market when it was moved from the Zisa quarter to Acquasanta in 1955 (see under Michele Cavataio, and also under Ciaculli massacre for the backgrounds) and the functioning of the Commission. (For the First Mafia War, Servadio's Mafioso is a good source as well) The Second Mafia War goes back to at least 1978 (the murders of Giuseppe Di Cristina and Giuseppe Calderone and the removal of Gaetano Badalamenti which were the result of tensions in the Commission). I will try to get the Trial of the 114 right. I am also working on a Mafia timeline for the Sicilian Mafia, which might help. - Mafia Expert 22:30, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image tagging for Image:Henrymovieshot.jpg

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[edit] Norman Pilcher

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Norman Pilcher, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Jeepday (talk) 15:52, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Invitation to Join WikiProject Crime

Would you like to upgrade from an honorary member to a full member of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Criminal Biography? Your work on the Mafia was greatly appreciated I think you would be a great asset to our project. Jmm6f488 07:42, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] The Future of WP:40k

Hello. As a member of WP:40K I ask you to share your thoughts and opinions on a matter that I feel will shape the future of the project. Thanks. --Falcorian ^(talk) 02:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lo Piccolo images

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