User talk:Rand503

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Rand503! I have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Live in Buffalo myself :) Tom  A  8  14:15, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
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Cedric Hardwicke
Hi Rand53, Your contributions to  Wikipedia are much  appreciated. However, there are a couple of rules to follow: Thanks. --Kudpung (talk) 03:10, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Please do not  add unreferenced (unsourced) information  to  the pages about  people, otherwise your edits will be deletd.
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Hi! I placed a reference on the Cedric Hardwicke page. Hope that is what you requested! Randy 04:46, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Help
Thanks for helping out on the Hardwicke page. Wikipedia can be kind of complicated and I can see that  you're still a bit  unsure about  all the various tools and shortcuts we can use here. If you're in doubt about  the rules, check  out  the WP:Five Pillars TomA8 mentioned in  his welcome above,  your watchlist (see the button at  the top of the page), and the WP:Talkback  features - they'll  save you  some duplication  of effort. If you  get  stuck, just  drop  me a line on my talk page and I'll  help  you  sort it  out. --Kudpung (talk) 05:34, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Buffalo Architecture
I am going to start up a new page on Buffalo architecture. There are many buildings in Buffalo, NY, that are already listed on Wikipedia, so this would bring them altogether with links to their own pages. It will take some time to put this together, and any help is appreciated. Thanks!Randy 00:37, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Harold Bradley.jpg
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I am trying to find a way to make sure that the photo file Harold Bradley is okay. The photo was taken by a friend of mine who releases the copyright, so it shouldn't be a problem. How can I change the file to reflect that? I can't figure it out. Thanks! Randy 22:45, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Architecture in Buffalo
I moved your article to its new name, which is standard; see Architecture in New York City, Architecture in London, Architecture in Las Vegas, etc. 20:16, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Randy 21:54, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced / unexplained addition to Laurence Olivier
Please do not add or change content without verifying it by citing reliable sources, as you did to Laurence Olivier. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Also, added material of such nature should be explained by an edit summary. Dl2000 (talk) 02:00, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Oops! Sorry -- I meant to include the source. I will add that in the talk page. Randy 02:08, 18 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Check out Referencing for beginners for more on this. All the best.--Old Moonraker (talk) 06:58, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

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