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December 2020

Hello, I'm MichaelMaggs. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Inscape and instress, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Sorry, we can't accept analyis like this without a reliable source MichaelMaggs (talk) 22:20, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks v much. I was quoting a poem from GM Hopkins, and was about to add the source when I found my quotation was reverted. I was saving my work, in case of accidents, and the only way to do this is to "publish" I was also going to add a source as to why this poem was a good example of Inscape. I was also planning a further section. But I don't want to interfere with what other authors of articles are planning. What is the best way forward? Thanks for considering this matter. Are you planning any changes yourself on this topic? Garboard Strake (talk) 23:02, 12 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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