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22:03, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

National Merit

Hi Hindtoad. I've removed Andrew Straw from the list of notable Scholars again. Please go to the National Merit Talk page and discuss things before putting Straw back on the list. That could be construed as edit warring and get you blocked again, which we don't want.

I suggest starting with this discussion, Talk:National_Merit_Scholarship_Program#Hillary_Clinton_National_Merit_Status which is similar to what's going on in this case. Hillary wasn't a Scholar, but one of her supporters insisted she was.

If you have any evidence other than Straw's c.v., please share it.

Best, Cptmrmcmillan (talk) 19:22, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's not like newspapers tend to talk about National Merit Scholar status, but Straw was actually a scholar and got a scholarship from C-Thru Ruler Corp. I have no comment about Hillary Clinton, but it is well known that her husband was a Rhodes Scholar. Straw was admitted to the Honors program in biochemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington and just getting admitted to that program, you have to have a very high SAT score. One of the discoverers of DNA was teaching there. I will do some Internet research to see if anyone has discussed Straw's National Merit Scholar status. I doubt it, but let's see.Hindtoad (talk) 13:02, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a link to the National Office Products Association Scholarship, which is only open to National Merit Scholars. Andrew Straw NOPA Scholarship Letter. This was a corporate National Merit Scholarship, and obviously the competition for it was intense, since the letter says Straw beat out more than 590 other applicants.Hindtoad (talk) 13:24, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This letter from National Merit shows Straw was a finalist in 1987. Andrew Straw National Merit Finalist Letter. - Hindtoad (talk) 19:55, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017

This is your only warning; if you make personal attacks on others again, as you did at Talk:Andrew U. D. Straw, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Bbb23 (talk) 15:25, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It was not me that made personal attacks, but Kablammo. Lie about it all you want, but he compared the subject of the page to a dishonest lawyer who promotes PORN. There is no evidence that Andrew Straw is dishonest or that he promotes porn and I suggest that you look at Kablammo for the defamation, not me. Wikipedia has a policy against defamation, right? My complaint was fully justified and your warning is misplaced, sir. Hindtoad (talk) 04:26, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Bbb23 (talk) 20:07, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Andrew U. D. Straw

The article Andrew U. D. Straw has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Lack of notability. Subject's political campaigns have not seemed to have brought him to a level that meets our guidelines for notability as a politician. While he has been a lawyer, I haven't seen the in-depth coverage of him indicating that he has had some significant impact. And the political party he started is small enough that it has a Wikipedia page, and I've seen no sign that it's gotten anyone elected to public office. Article was previously deleted via AFD.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Nat Gertler (talk) 00:53, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Andrew U. D. Straw for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Andrew U. D. Straw is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew U. D. Straw (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Bbb23 (talk) 12:24, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Hindtoad (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I ask to be unblocked and I will start participating on Talk pages rather than diving into changing pages themselves, which seems to result in far more acrimony. Hindtoad (talk) 19:59, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

This does not address your inappropriate edits. Yamla (talk) 10:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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