User talk:Andrew.robbins

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March 2024

Welcome to Wikipedia. Wikipedia invites everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, but one of your recent edits to the page Talk:Elissa Slotkin suggests that you have been recruited to make that edit by someone else, whether it be a friend, family member, coworker, or public figure. Please understand that Wikipedia does not condone such activity; users should act in their individual capacity, rather than editing under the direction or influence of others. Additionally, please ensure that any articles you create abide by the notability guidelines and that you do not make edits to topics in which you have a conflict of interest. Thank you. Dcpoliticaljunkie (talk) 13:07, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Dcpoliticaljunkie (talk) 13:07, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did an entire round of grammar edits of the page before the dispute in question occurred. I appreciate the concern, but this is unfounded. andrew.robbins (talk) 14:06, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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May 2024

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Starting a thread to complain about the close of an RFC, but then taking a break and not taking part in any subsequent discussion, is not useful. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:59, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

would have appreciated a ping prior to assuming that i'm trolling-i didn't know you replied until just now. andrew.robbins (talk) 05:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

in fact, if you revert that closure in the next hour or so I'll write a response up right now andrew.robbins (talk) 05:10, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andrew: Please clarify your conflicts of interest editing Elissa Slotkin as a volunteer for Hill Harper. Are your edits on Wikipedia being influenced by Harper's campaign? Do you have further relationships with the campaign, including any personal or professional contact with the candidate or staff? 216.71.14.161 (talk) 13:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I submitted a single circulation sheet with 3 signatures (Myself, my then partner, and a friend) to a campaign volunteer back in January, but I haven't had any contact with them since. andrew.robbins (talk) 13:04, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your support for Harper's campaign seems to extend to your Wikipedia edits and having a volunteer for an opponent actively involved in writing a Wikipedia page is clearly a problematic conflict of interest. I suggest addressing this as biased editing violates Wikipedia's policies and engaging in this behavior reflects poorly on the campaign you're supporting. 64.33.112.154 (talk) 14:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not volunteering for the campaign and I don't think giving the campaign a single petition sheet with 3 signatures of close relations six months ago counts as volunteering in any meaningful capacity either.

As for my political biases? Yeah. I'll cop to that. That's allowed.

Assuming you're the same person that posted the first message, I'd greatly appreciate if you could either stick to one IP or log in for the sake of consistency. andrew.robbins (talk) 14:19, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]