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Why thanks, Anna. I'm sorry it took me over five years to realize you were a real person and not a bot. I suppose it'd be silly to get back to you now; you'd probably think I worked for the Postal Service. – AndyFielding (talk) 08:09, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

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		Not enough people use the 'edit summary' field, and finding someone who uses it with such personality as you is a rare treat! :D NekoKatsun (talk) 21:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks very much [blush]! – AndyFielding (talk) 08:39, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

"Drumpfinator" oversight

Hi AndyFielding. In one of your recent edits, you changed the word "Trump" to "Drumpf". I assume that this was unintentional and caused by having the Drumpfinator extension enabled. To avoid this kind of mistake in the future, please disable the extension before editing articles that mention Trump. Thank you. —Granger (talk · contribs) 14:33, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

You're absolutely right! Thanks for pointing that out. – AndyFielding (talk) 08:29, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

BTW, as soon as this was drawn to my attention, I uninstalled the extension to avoid further mishaps. It's regrettable that it (briefly) caused me to be characterized as a "vandal"—however, anyone who examines my regular WP contributions should realize the accusation was unmerited. – AndyFielding (talk) 21:35, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Sorry—in my preceding edit summary, I thought those double apostrophes would italicize "no one". Apparently, though, styles don't work in edit summaries. (This should dispel any doubts about my sincerity—or at least my obsession with detail, which is probably the same thing here.) – AndyFielding (talk) 08:57, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Wish

Hello. Help add early life Maureen Wroblewitz. Thanks you. 125.214.49.215 (talk) 09:00, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

Salamat! I've just submitted my suggestions for that section; hope you like them. – AndyFielding (talk) 10:21, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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This message was apparently in error. The simple incognito link I added points not to a disambiguation page, but to WP's article on the English word, as intended. – AndyFielding (talk) 08:42, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

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Cool—fixed. Thanks, bot! – AndyFielding (talk) 09:57, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

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The Residents

I don't know whether there was any purpose behind adding stuff like this <div id="PHzVKEnhGX" class="donut-container" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; display: -webkit-inline-box; width: 16px; height: 16px;"><div data-reactroot="" class="donut donut_gray"></div></div> - but it didn't seem to add anything, and in fact just duplicated some citations. You added a Facebook link, but that shouldn't be added in the middle of text (WP:EL). Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:25, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment, but I didn't add any of that; it's considerably beyond my skill level. – AndyFielding (talk) 01:43, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

Attention to reversals, feedback, etc.

I'm sorry I don't have more time to attend to this page. If you feel compelled to undo any of my edits, it's your prerogative—although for the most part, only factual oversights should need correction, as my primary focus is on simpler language. (In reference works, “less is more”.)
As a career writer and copy editor, I'm reasonably confident my contributions benefit WP's readers. Thus I'll continue to follow founder Jimmy Wales's injunction to be bold. As he said: “If you don't find one of your edits being reverted now and then, perhaps you're not being bold enough.”
Cheers, A. – AndyFielding (talk) 01:50, 9 January 2019 (UTC)