User talk:Rrhodes

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Rrhodes, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Richard Rhodes, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Hello, Rrhodes. You have new messages at Valfontis's talk page.
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Valfontis (talk) 21:02, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (December 12)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Blaze Wolf was:

We're sorry, but we cannot accept blank submissions. If in fact you did include text within the article, but it isn't showing, please make sure that any extra text above your entry is removed, as it may be causing it to hide and not be shown to the reviewer.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:Rrhodes/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 23:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rrhodes! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 23:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

December 2022[edit]

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Rrhodes, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Thank you. Orange Mike | Talk 03:41, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Orangemike: I think this is not a good block. While it technically is correct, it doesn't do anything to protect the project nor Richard Rhodes. This account has not edited Richard Rhodes in 15 years. While some minor mistakes have been made by the account, it's obvious it has been acting in good faith. Given its obvious good faith intentions, given that it hasn't edited the subject article in 15 years, we aren't protecting the subject by blocking this account. I would reconsider this block. Rrhodes, regardless of whether you remain blocked or not, it wouldn't be a bad idea to follow the instructions in the block notice. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:25, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orangemike - I believe you have made a mistake, and that this is the account of the Pulitzer prize winning MacArthur fellow, Richard Rhodes. See this message he left on another editors talk [1]. Netherzone (talk) 03:46, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rrhodes; per discussion I had with the blocking administrator at User_talk:Orangemike#User:Rrhodes, I have unblocked your account. Please be aware that it is important for you to follow the advice in the block notice regarding account verification. Specifically, you should send an email to info-en@wikimedia.org including your real name and your Wikipedia username to receive instructions from our volunteer response team about account verification. Please do not send documentation without being requested to do so. Following this advice would be for your benefit. If you have questions about this, let me know. I've added your talk page to my watchlist, so I'll be aware of any comments you make here. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 16:53, 14 December 2022 (UTC) (@Orangemike: courtesy ping)[reply]

Concern regarding User:Rrhodes/sandbox[edit]

Hello, Rrhodes. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:Rrhodes/sandbox, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 00:03, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, User:Rrhodes/sandbox[edit]

Hello, Rrhodes. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:51, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]