User talk:Andrewa

G'day! This is Andrew Alder's user talk page, you knew that. Welcome!

If you'd like to see what I'm doing, this is how I sometimes keep track of that and WP:RME is where I most often contribute

If I left you a message on your talk page, please respond there, I am watching your talk page. That's of course unless the message at your talk page was a mere heads-up as to progress on a discussion here or on another talk page, in which case probably best to continue the discussion where it is.

I prefer to discuss issues regarding any particular article, policy etc. at its talk page, so if I'm already involved in a discussion there's no need to fork the discussion to here, and if not then a simple heads-up here with a link to the relevant talk page and section is best. Be aware of the canvassing guidelines, but if you're just asking me for advice rather than a whole list of people there should be no problem there.

Please don't censor my talk page. Just because you don't support what someone else is saying is no reason to remove it. Is it now? (You wouldn't think I had to say that, but I have learned otherwise.)

On the other hand, if the edits you are removing are by banned users (or their socks), then please feel free to do it. That's not censorship, it's administrative drudgery, and I thank you for taking it on. But if there's doubt as to who the contributor really is, or if the proposed ban is not yet in force, or both, better to leave me to clean up my own page. (And again I would have thought that was obvious to all, but have learned otherwise.) A non-abusive heads-up on the other antics of the contributor, in reply to what they have said or done here, is always appreciated. TIA!

If you're tempted to go below the top three levels, you might like to read User:Andrewa/How not to rant first

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Your conduct at 2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt

Your face-saving non-answer is noted. I suggest you refamiliarize yourself with sourcing guidelines, lest you again hold on to the position that a non-expert is somehow possibly a reliable source and could be relied upon to maintain a POV article title. I also suggest you learn the importance of rhetoric in discussions, lest you again attempt to dismiss others' legitimate positions for using an incredibly common short-hand language (i.e. "expert" for "content expert") when presenting valid and persuasive cases (evidenced by your eventual agreement with those points). Happy editing! (do not ping me here) --17:36, 15 January 2026 (UTC) Pinchme123 (talk) 17:36, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

And I suggest you read wp:civility. But as requested I will not ping you or reply on your talk page. If you wish to discuss, you know where to find me. If you don't then I will assume that you know your conduct allegation to be baseless, and disruptive. Andrewa (talk) 20:50, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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