User Talk: Rand503

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Live in Buffalo myself :) <span style="color:darkblue;">'''Tom'''</span><span style="color:black;">'''A'''</span> ↗<span style="color:black;">'''8'''</span> 14:15, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Cedric Hardwicke

Hi Rand53, Your contributions to Wikipedia are much appreciated. However, there are a couple of rules to follow:

Please do not add unreferenced (unsourced) information to the pages about people, otherwise your edits will be deletd.

Please complete an edit summary for each edit you make, otherwise it may be deleted as vandalism by a Rollbacker.

Thanks. --Kudpung (talk) 03:10, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi! I placed a reference on the Cedric Hardwicke page. Hope that is what you requested! Randy 04:46, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

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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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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page ↗. Thanks again for your cooperation. <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">'''<span style="color:#4B0082;"><big>F</big><small>ASTILY<sub>sock</sub></small></span>'''<sup><small><span style="color:#4B0082;">(T<small>ALK</small>)</span></small></sup></span> 07:40, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

{{{helpme}}} 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 ↗

25px|alt=|link= ↗ 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 Wikipedia: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 Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners ↗ for more on this. All the best.--Old Moonraker (talk) 06:58, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

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