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pdh0224
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getting wearing?

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Dear teacher,

The day after the election, a picture showing President Bush and his daughters flashed the sign "Kerry for President." One of Wikipedia's administrators, a man from Washington State, closed the entry again, with an explanation: "Given the recent spate of vandalism, and the number of extremely angry/frustrated people in the U.S. (and abroad) today, I'm locking this down against vandals right now."
Soon, though, another administrator, known as Frazzydee, stepped in and unlocked the Bush entry, promising, "I'll guard this page like a hawk."
The hawk, however, was not careful enough. "I don't know about the rest of you," a third administrator said, but having this page vandalised every minute (literally) is getting very wearing."

Q : Could you explain the meaning of "I don't know about the rest of you" and " ...is getting very wearing"?
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1. = I do not know how the rest of you feel about this, but...

2. wearing = tiring/exhausting
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