User talk:Andrewrp

Hi! I'm Andrew, and I like photography and computers. I am also interested in music. I play the violin and piano.

A Clean Slate
Please see my archive for archived conversations. AndrewrpTally-ho! 20:20, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Please see My Archive
For more info. I am doing this after my account was compromised. AndrewrpTally-ho! 02:10, 13 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Andrew, you may wish to consider making a second account for use at public terminals. I did suspect that this was a case of an account being compromised and I'm sure you understand why it was necessary to indeff it. Sorry I wasn't around to unblock you but I work on GMT. Mjroots (talk) 14:46, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

So called "Vandalism"
Dear sir, throwing the vandalism accusation at me, you have violated WP:AGF. Do you honestly believe that a longtime wikipedian, and admin at a sister project (ru.wikt) would fall as low as vandalizing articles? Please carefully study the paragraph in subject, and you will realize that I improved it, not vandalized. After that, I expect apology. -- Wesha (talk) 23:20, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * P.S. After reviewing the edit history, I realize that I have accidentally deleted the "|thumb" off the Image: tag. Sorry about that. But nevertheless a technical mistake or typo doesn't make vandalism. In the future, please pay closer attention. Always ask yourself question, "why was this done?" -- Wesha (talk) 23:25, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

You are now a Reviewer
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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Bahá'í gardens by David Shankbone edit 2.jpg


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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Bahá'í gardens by David Shankbone edit 1.jpg


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Hedgesville High School
Be careful of what you revert to. Granted the deletion had no edit summary, but the content and history is usually worth checking. Cheers. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 01:36, 9 February 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem. Your work is much appreciated.  --  Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 01:40, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Your AIV report on 217.43.140.62
Regarding your report on WP:AN/V, I was looking ath the edits to teh Barrow Raiders article. Are you asserting that the names the editor is added is inconsistent with the currently cited source? That the source is inaccurate or outdated? Or some other problem? Please clarify. Thanks. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 02:10, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The info was not cited.It seemed the previous players were correct.AndrewrpTally-ho! 20:49, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

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BLP and discussions
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Mitt Romney
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ANI
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Thanks
Thanks, Andrewrp, for all you do on Wikipedia, especially deleting vandalism on my personal pages. Regards, Pinethicket (talk) 19:36, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Why?
why did you undo that edit?Wingman1 20:01, 10 June 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wingman1 (talk • contribs)
 * Sorry about that...

Talkback
I don't have a lot of WP-time this June, you can wait or ask someone else.  Seonookim  (What I've done so far) (I'm busy here) (Tell me your requests) 05:59, 11 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Write something - try and contribute to a DYK or GA. Take a look at WP:GAN and try and review someone's nomination about a subject you know something about. Writing content helps one appreciate the effort that is put into it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:22, 17 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Try not to spend overwhelming amounts of time in areas which are sites of frequent conflict such as WP:AFD and WP:AN/I, especially if you have a short temper.


 * Lots of gnome work to do - what are you interested in? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:26, 17 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Apologies, I was very busy in the past few weeks. I will take a look and give you some feedback soon. :) - Mailer Diablo 13:44, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Request for adminship
Hello Andrewrp. Thank you for nominating me to be an administrator. I accept and have completed the necessary requirements. See my request page here:. Oanabay04 (talk) 20:21, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

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Quixotic plea
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Wikipediholism test. Thanks. —  03:43, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Removing Unsourced Material Does Not Constitute Vandalism in this Case
I removed unsourced material, and you reverted it.

Please refer to WikiProject:Magic, particularly the section that reads:

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Potential admin
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Not ignoring electric power lines besides mains, at fire alarm call box
I tried to improve fire alarm call box (with this dynamic IP address) by specifying that VoIP equipment needs external power to run, rather than just "power" period. But that improvement got reverted by a user who doesn't understand telephony enough to know that PSTN lines have their own power that basic phones run on. ("Well, DUH, what did you think the basic phones ran on: magic fairy dust?") So before I added the improvement that he faultily reverted, the article made the errant implication that the only kind of line power comes from mains, hence my having added clarification words such as "external" to "power," to indicate to the people whom my above parenthetical phrase applies to that PSTN lines have their own power, while the article already covers that VoIP and the charging of cell phones takes another source of line power. So let's agree to use my improvement in this regard, rather than regressing the article to a less correct form, shall we?

I left this at the talk page there. Will you please come and help out?

Thanks, if so,

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