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Former good article nomineeBilly the Kid was a History good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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Link to Lincoln War Article

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He became well known in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War of 1878.

Add link to Lincoln County War Gi edits wiki (talk) 03:15, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 20244image is the negative he wasright handed

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2600:1700:EDB0:A440:53F1:9424:4CE:69BD (talk) 04:54, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:34, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The image is not a negative, obviously. The OP should have read the article's Dedrick ferrotype subsection, which says, "The image shows Bonney wearing his holstered Colt revolver on his left side. This led to the belief that he was left-handed, without taking into account that the ferrotype process produces reversed image." It's always a good idea to actually read the article before making comments about it. ;-) Carlstak (talk) 17:02, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Typos

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When mentioning Henry McCarty’s baptism his last name is spelled as “McCarthy” 50.123.143.49 (talk) 23:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 Fixed It was more than "typos". It was part of some dubious info added a while ago that was cited to an inaccessible source, and that contradicted every reliable source we do have access to. I also removed some notes based on the dubious source and improperly formatted as refs, which they were not. Thanks for pointing this out. Carlstak (talk) 02:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]