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Iowa FT!!!

Let me be the first to congratulate you, my friend; way to go! —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 21:46, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

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		In recognition of your three and a half year effort to attain a Featured Topic on the Iowa-class battleships, I hereby award you the Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! -MBK004 21:52, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations, Tom. It's been a pleasure assisting. Maralia (talk) 21:59, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

psst - see my tweak at Ed's talk page - you misspoke a bit :) Maralia (talk) 22:21, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations on the FT! I appreciate your patience while I worked on one of the articles. Great work on the topic and its associated articles. Cla68 (talk) 22:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Congrats and superb work! Cam ^(Chat) 07:36, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

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RE: RfA

I love constructive responses more than anything Thankyou :). Oli (talk) 05:07, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

GWF user page

Tom, you have to 'thumb' the image :) —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 07:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Connecticut

We did it, my friend! Thanks for your help throughout! —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 18:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

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Battleship, and battleships

Hi TomStar, I am just thinking about doing some maintenance work on battleship - do you think a peer review or an FA review would be more appropriate for it? Also, I am sometime this year going to work on treaty battleship and Battleships in World War II with a view to creating a featured topic with battleship, ironclad warship, pre-dreadnought, dreadnought, treaty battleship and battleships in World War II. I could really use some help, particularly with the last topic... do you want to join in? ;-) The Land (talk) 10:20, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Milhist Coordinator Emeritus

Hi, no problem for the IP msg - I take all msg serious :-) and now to you in person: thanks for the suggestion; it really helped to improve the image and all the best to you for your studies --noclador (talk) 03:53, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Revert!!

Oh my goodness! I am sorry, TomStar81. I've no idea how that happened, apart from the fact that I was checking in on my iPhone, with its tiny touch screen. I must have inadvertently clicked the 'revert' link. I'm really sorry about that :( - Alison ^❤ 08:51, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

FCDW update

Tom, can you please post an update at Wikipedia talk:FCDW#WP:POST tip? I need to know if we have an article for this week; if you can chunk in the basics, others will help finish it up. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:46, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Iowa article traffic

FYI, the article traffic statistics tool is showing a recent, upward trend for hits on the Iowa [1] and turret explosion [2] articles, which I believe may be due, at least in part, to the publicity surrounding the upcoming Norfolk 20-year anniversary memorial for the explosion [3]. Did you notice that the next general Iowa reunion will be in New Mexico? Cla68 (talk) 07:00, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, the TFA point count seems to favor FAs that are at least a year old, so I don't know if the article has a chance. I'll try to nominate it, however, because it is the 20th anniversary and thus will probably recieve some media coverage. Cla68 (talk) 07:34, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

If you do go to the NM reunion, you may find that many of the ex-crewmembers aren't big fans of Thompson's Glimpse of Hell book, because they don't like how he protrays the ship as being generally unsafe and poorly led around the time of the tragedy. I believe, in any case, that the feelings of the crewmembers about that whole situation are probably very complex and quite varied and it would be interesting to hear what many of them say about it in a confidential, non-attribution forum. Recently I ran into someone on a work trip who had worked with big-gun naval ordnance while the battleships were still active, although he did not actually serve at sea on one of the ships. We had an interesting conversation about how the big gun turrets worked and the intricacies of the gun's ammunition, powder, and crew operation. Cla68 (talk) 07:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

characterising welcomeness of pd material

Hi Tom, I wonder if you could take a look at something i wrote attempting to characterise the extent to which public domain text is welcomed in ships articles. This relates to discussion at Wikipedia talk:Plagiarism#Best practices. What i wrote appears in section 2.1, on public domain text, of this draft guideline. Feel free to invite another ships person or two to comment instead or addition. My wish, however, is not to reopen any old discussion about what wp:ships should or should not do, but rather to provide a positive, descriptive example of one area in wikipedia where public domain text has been welcome, as opposed to other examples where PD text has not been welcomed. doncram (talk) 23:50, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Texas

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Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/MZMcBride

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/MZMcBride/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/MZMcBride/Workshop.

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Battle of Dunkirk

There has recently been some conjecture as to how to describe the victory by the German forces. Can you or other members of the project group please assist in the discussion on the talk page. I intend to call for a consensus decision in order to establish the infobox statement regarding the outcome of the battle. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 12:53, 2 March 2009 (UTC).

Thanks & Research Request

Hello TomStar. Thank you for your kind words and direction on my Talk page.

I've actually just started a research project on Wikipedia at UCSC, and I would be interested to talk to you about your experiences on Wikipedia. It seems like you're a very active editor. Please let me know if I might be able to talk to you.

Thanks again for all your help. Rodomontade (talk) 19:33, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

I understand. Coming up on finals myself. I'll use my talk page as the forum to get to know some things about peoples' experience on Wikipedia. Feel free to chime in if you get a chance. Rodomontade (talk) 20:48, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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Re: For you

Thank you very much for the barnstar! :-) Kirill ^[pf] 12:48, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Mhm. Thank-you very much! ;) Cam ^(Chat) 06:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

A Bit of Guidence

Joined MILHIST a while ago, but have been meandering around doing minor things in scope since. Where can I find a Topic Work group...like the Iowa Class battleship Work group (too bad that's closed)? Sorry to bother you, but I figured you'd know.ResMar 01:47, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

A stupid question, but I can't seem to find the answer, so I'll ask you anyway. Are topics arbritrary, or can you just make them up? For example, "Volcanoes of Hawaii" would seem legitimate, as it has a dozen or so members. ResMar 20:24, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

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OK Thank you very much. Have a veluctous day! ResMar 23:25, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

As if I care

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Thanks

Thank you so much for the Barnstar. And "Remember the Alamo!" Have a Great Day Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 13:13, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

...for your kind words. It's been fun ;) EyeSerene^talk 10:03, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the question on the Coordinators Election Page, I have replied and I hope it makes since :)! If it doesn't tell me and I will try to reword it. Have a Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 15:36, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Answer

Great answer! It is good to see that you have really thought your answer through. Have a Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 23:45, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Nominations for the Military history WikiProject coordinator election

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Barnstar thanks

A belated thanks for the barnstar! Cla68 (talk) 01:47, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: GA answer

Thanks Tom. I didn't include the Triple Crown because, for one, that part is included in the alienation I already mentioned, and two, the project has already qualified for the award. Durova has acknowledged that and we are only waiting on an appropriate image for her to crown to facilitate the award. If you come up with something, be sure to give her a poke. If you're unsure of how many crowns the project has, see this: User:MBK004/Sandbox/MILHIST#WikiProject_Triple_Crown_Eligibility -MBK₀₀₄ 05:25, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Good Luck

Good Luck on the Election for Coordinator! I Hope you Make It! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 00:25, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

You've got to make it, I don't know how you wouldn't. It's good to see that we've got some Texas folk as Coordinators!:) Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 00:36, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Adopted Or Not your a Texan! :) Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 04:01, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Question

Howdy,

Good Question, I am currently a member of seven WikiProjects but If you look I have been active in only one , WikiProject Military History, for at least the past six months. I am only a member of the other WikiProjects so that I can assess articles for Multiple WikiProjects at once. On the contrary I think it will help me as a Coordinator because I will be able to do work for the Military History WikiProject and multiple other WikiProjects without leaving my main WikiProject, the Military History WikiProject, at all. If you would like to ask more questions you can ask me on my Talk Page for an informal answer, or ask me on the Coordinator Election Page for a pretty formal answer. Thanks and Have a Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 04:15, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: The Editor's Barnstar

Thank you very much for the barnstar! :-)

As far as the history goes, it is quite interesting in and of itself, but instructional essays are probably not the best place for it. Our project history is just a brief timeline at the moment, though; I wonder if it would be worthwhile to actually write a narrative history of the project, going into a bit more detail than the raw dates? Kirill ^[pf] 17:34, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Coordinator

It seems we have our fifth official candidate with 20 or 20+ endorsements, congratulations! Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 23:18, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

invitation

You're invited to sign up as a founding member, at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#WikiProject Historic Sites ! :) doncram (talk) 05:52, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Historic Sites is opened up. I took the liberty of assuming your support for the wikiproject meant you wanted to join as a member, and I copied your signature to the Members list on the main page. Please visit and add to, or remove, your listing there. It would be great to hear about what you're interested in the Wikiproject becoming, in your member comment and/or at the Talk page, shortcut wt:HSITES. Thanks for your support! doncram (talk) 17:38, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Help needed

Here. See the email I just sent you as well. -MBK₀₀₄ 22:06, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

With Thanks

		The WikiProject Barnstar
		For your leadership of The Military History WikiProject from September 2008–March 2009, please accept this WikiProject Barnstar. Cam (Chat) 00:47, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the Barnstar! It really means something to me :) Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 12:21, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators

There are currently 13 members with 20 or 20+, and it has been less than a week so far, that means there is one spot left. The turnout has been great. Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 21:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

For allowing me to be part of this wikiproject. I'm hoping to be an active and fruitful participant.--Louisprandtl (talk) 02:56, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Oh, Thanks I guess I didn't add that into the coordinator Count (math isn't my favorit subject :) Thanks Again, And Have A Great Day! Lord R. T. Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 12:16, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I wasn't sure If I would make it. Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 23:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

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Midnight at the glassworks

Thanks for supporting file:Midnight at the glassworks2.jpg at W:FPC. There was some concern about the contrast in the restored image (i.e., that there was too much of it). I made an alternative which all things considered I prefer too. Could I bother you to ask for a support alternative at Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Midnight_at_the_glassworks? Thanks! -- Michel Vuijlsteke (talk) 20:14, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Coordinator

I'll try not to, and my Plan has and still will be to watch my fellow Coordinators you Included so that I can learn the ropes and take on the responsiblities. Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 01:23, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Dangerzonegames

I've unblocked them to allow them to change their username. If they make edits outside of WP:CHU, feel free to block them again. Generally when a user expresses interest in changing their username from a username block violation, we unblock them and allow them to do so. bibliomaniac15 04:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

News

This is excellent news, but I could use some added explanation for this (email if you don't want to on wiki). I'm going to bed, early morning class. -MBK₀₀₄ 04:39, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm curious as well. ;) —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 04:44, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

In the beginning, when El Paso was small in size, UTEP was on the outskirts of the city. Since the roads were relatively poor and the student body small, parking wasn't a problem. Over the years though, the University has grown, and the city has expanded and swallowed virtually all the undeveloped land around campus. Owing to the low cost of an all purpose permit most of us (myself included) use to by a permit that allowed us to park close to campus or at lots along a shuttle route. Those without permits sought to park on Oregon street or on the residential streets east of the campus. We can not parking in the various business lots around campus because our cars will end up towed if you do.

About four years ago the residents in the residential district complained to city council, and they passed an ordinance establishing a no parking zone in the area. This forced many of us to find parking west of the university, which can entail walking over a mile to get to class. This was somewhat tempered by the shuttle route which dropped us off on campus, but the university banned the shuttle buses from going onto campus for reasons never fully disclosed, and as a result we now have to walk a football field's distance just to get to campus plus whatever we need to walk to get to the building our class is in. Then three years ago we lost a parking lot close to campus, near whats called the fox fine arts center. This was partially compensated for by the fact that half the lot was developed into a parking garage, but the other half is being developed into our new book store. At the same time the corner lot that once held the UTEP police department was redeveloped into a hotel. We used to park at the far end of the hotel during the day when most of its occupants were out and about, but about a month after we started doing this management at the hotel erected signs announcing that they too would tow any vehicular with a UTEP permit from their lots.

Then last semester we lost the parking lot across from the library, which will be redeveloped into a new health sciences building. Three weeks ago I found out that another lot near the engineering building was closed, and will be redeveloped into a new computer sciences building. This week, while passing by, I noticed that backhoes and dump trucks have started tearing the lot up. And last week the city council ordinance establishing the SMART 101 metro transit line for the bus went into effect, which has cost the student body another 70 precious parking spaces. In each of these cases no attempt was made to gain student input on the matter. In each of these cases the loss of parking is claimed to be "a step in the right direction for UTEP."

So where does this leave students like me? Our parking lots are disappearing. Our "Miner Metro" shuttle routes suck because they do not go onto campus, they instead force us to walk a fair peace to get to class. Our Student Government Association (SGA) appears more interested in backing the decriminalization of illegal drugs bill currently proposed in the city and the house or representatives than it does in fighting for our parking lots. And the piece d'resistance: we atudents have no guaranteed parking in what few lots we still have left to park in. As students, we are routinely evicted from our lots so that spectators to sporting events can park their cars close to either the Sun Bowl or the Don Haskins Center. Our lots disappear to the builders and the spectators without any input from those who attended UTEP for the higher education.

Now I am all for progress, but there comes a point where that has to be tempered with the realities of the situation: yes, tier one status for UTEP would be awesome, but I refuse to have anything to do with tier one status if it means I as a student must tolerate the loss of more parking we do not have to gain such a rating. The loss of the 70 spaces on Oregon is where I have drawn the line: I refuse to part with another parking space without a fight. Because I feel that due process has been sacrificed in the name of tier one status I am demanding that no further changes to our university take place without student input. It isn't fair to the student body to be deprived of what little parking there is to be had without having at least some say in the matter. Since the police will not let me park and remain in my car to protest I am taking my protest to the internet, and that is why the template in question now appears here on my userpage. I intend to leave it here until one of two things happens: I am asked to remove the template in accordance with a wikipolicy, or until the UTEP SGA and El Paso city council yield to my demands. TomStar81 (Talk) 05:46, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

ARCHline article deleted

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This guy will never give up -MBK₀₀₄ 04:44, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, see my comments at Ed's talk page: User_talk:The_ed17#Talkback_2 -MBK₀₀₄ 04:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Coordinator of the
Military history Project
March 2009 — October 2009

Congratulations on your re-election as a Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject! In accordance with tradition and in recognition of your appointment, I present you with these stars.  Roger Davies ^talk 00:53, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and look forward to working with you for the next six months. Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 01:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

		Milhist Coordinator elections
		I wish to thank you for your gracious support during my bid for a position as Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject in the recent March 2009 elections. I was initially apprehensive to stand for election as I was unsure on how well I would be received, but I am pleasantly surprised and delighted to have been deemed worthy to represent my peers within the project. I assure and promise you, I will strive to do my upmost to justify your trust in myself with this esteemed position. Thank you, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:12, 29 March 2009 (UTC) Soldiers of the 4th Australian Division crossing a duckboard track through Chateau Wood, Ypres on 29 October 1917.

Thank you!

Thank you very much for your support for me in the Military History coordinator elections. I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and look forward to working with you for the next six months. – Joe N 01:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Info I have removed it from my Talk Page. Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 12:52, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Congrats!

Thanks! I looks forwards to it! Kirill ^[pf] 05:48, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

A while ago I bugged on what constitutes a topic, so I'd like to say that a month or so later, it's going strong. ResMar 18:12, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

	I seem to have drawn a crowd of support!
	I'm honored to have been elected as a coordinator of the WikiProject Military history and most sincerely thank you for your vote of support. I will endeavor to fulfill the obligations in a manner worthy of your trust. Many thanks. — Bellhalla (talk) 14:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
	A World War I U-boat draws a crowd after grounding on the Falmouth coast in 1921.

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Look over?

Hey Tom. Can I ask you to take a once-over of Design 1047 battlecruiser to look for any errors? If you can't, that's alright; thanks either way :-) —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 19:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Tom! Thank you for welcoming me to Wiki. I was contesting the deletion of SGIS and there were 3 "keeps" and 2 "deletes" but the page was deleted anyway. It seemed like a good length, had a ton of sources and the page had been up for over a year. I checked out their competitors and they all had similar pages. It doesn't seem right that they shouldn't have a page on here. Can you help? Chelsea2007a (talk) 20:52, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

re: thank you

Tom, thanks for the feedback on the SGIS page. I posted a note to the editor's page (MBisanz) yesterday and it was deleted. Can you please walk me through the next step? I really appreciate your help Chelsea2007a (talk) 21:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello

Thank you for saying hello at WT:FILMC! I was glad to see that others know what is going on with WikiProject Films. It is my first time as the lead coordinator, and I am looking for ways to strengthen the WikiProject. (See my jumbled thoughts here.) WikiProject Films is very much modeled after WikiProject Military History, so we have much appreciation for the inspiration. I don't know how much of the WikiProject you've seen, but if you think you can dispense any words of advice for organization or for collaboration between coordinators and/or editors, I welcome them heartily. —Erik (talk • contrib) 21:34, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

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Knight's Cross Icon

Have a look at Talk:Medal of Honor. I will try and find more soon. MisterBee1966 (talk) 16:22, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you so much for alerting me of the Copyright situation! Have A Great Day! Lord Oliver ^{The Olive Branch} 18:41, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Moro River Campaign

Hey, Tom, I've fixed all of your issues @ the ACR for Moro River Campaign, could you take another look? Cam ^(Chat) 19:22, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

P.S. - Parking is a bitch, isn't it? We have the same problem in Calgary.

Thank you

		The WikiChevrons
		By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer and A-Class reviews, I am delighted to award you this WikiChevrons.  Roger Davies talk 13:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Richard Phillips

Hi Tom, I support your AfD, but nominations of topics which are in the news almost never succeed due to the high traffic they get. If you try again in a couple of months the AfD will probably end in a consensus to delete. Nick-D (talk) 03:41, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Copyright crisis

		The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar
		Thank you very much for helping deal with the copyright crisis over Easter weekend. Your help was very much appreciated.  Roger Davies talk 08:02, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

My apologies

I apologize if stating that I left a message is a mistruth. I left a message on the MBisanz talk page, but perhaps I made a mistake somewhere. I know I'm new to this, and it's completely possible that I hit the wrong button, but I know I left a message there. It was not my intention to mislead anyone; I'm sorry that it seems that way. I will leave you in peace and fight my own battles from now on. I thank you for trying to help me.Chelsea2007a (talk) 03:25, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

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Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/BQZip01_4

FYI, it's finally been submitted. — BQZip01 — ^talk 01:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin

Thanks for asking, but it's not really the proper moment for attempting an RFA, as I'm quite busy in RL and less active on wikipedia than usually. However, I would like to become an admin one day and I'll announce you when I consider myself ready. Cheers, --Eurocopter (talk) 12:40, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: Barnstar!

Thank you very much for your kind words! Kirill ^[talk] [pf] 13:23, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Unfortunately, my RFA was closed recently with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your support and I hope I can count on it in the future. Even though it didn't pass, it had a nearly 2 to 1 ratio of support and I am quite encouraged by those results. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns that were brought up and resubmit in a few months. If you would like to assist in my betterment and/or co-nominate me in the future, please let me know on my talk page. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk

Thanks for the nomination. Maybe again in a few months...

Abel ARcher

Are you still intending to work on this? YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) 08:23, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

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POTD notification

POTD

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Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:V-2 rocket diagram (with English labels).svg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 25, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-06-25. howcheng {chat} 05:08, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

MIRV Image edits

Hi TomStar. I agree that the MIRV image should make it FA given some modifications for content and style. Unfortunately work and home commitments keep me away from the Wiki more than I would like. There are some excellent and very active SVG editors over at Wikipedia:Graphic_Lab/Image_workshop, and I recommed a visit there. User:pbroks13 would be my first choice. I will try to keep track of progress as far as possible, good luck and grats on the V2 POTD! Dhatfield (talk) 15:40, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Your help is requested...

...here. (scoll down to the bottom; it's Ealdgyth's query). Thanks! —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 16:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Your AOT comment -- response and question

TomStar: I have posted the following on the Class A review page for the AOT article, and am copying it here to make sure it comes to your attention. Thanks for taking an interest. Hartfelt (talk) 13:30, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

TomStar: (1) Thank you for your interest. (2) The five external links all work properly for me -- using IE, I can open the links and return to the article with the IE back button. (3) I am not 100% certain I understand the disambiguation problem you mention. If you mean that some of the wikilinks are to disambiguation pages, rather than to the intended subject page, I will try to find them. May I ask how you know that such mis-links exist and that there are three of them? (If you mean something else, please explain what the problem is so that I can attempt to address it.) Thanks again. Hartfelt (talk) 13:28, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

TS: I feel rather foolish but I do not see the tool box link to which you refer. Hartfelt (talk) 15:03, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

TS: Yes, thank you. you post of the tool box worked. I have used the tool box and done what I can. (1) There was one self-link to Department of the Tennessee in the article -- now eliminated. There was one XVI Corps link that went to disambiguation page -- now corrected. (3) According to the tool box, the third problem is a supposed self-link to "District of West Tennessee." I have scoured the article with the "Find" finction, and so far as I can tell there is no District of West Tennessee self-link to be eliminated (as there was one such for Department of the Tennessee). Thus, either the tool box is wrong or it is detecting some problem that I cannot find. Hartfelt (talk) 15:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

TS: You may be right that I'm overlooking something and I welcome a fresh set of eyes, but I have searched electronically a number of different ways and just don't think there is a District of West Tennessee in the text. I wonder whether there is some problem with the way that I created the page "District of West Tennessee" so as to direct inquiries from it to the "Army of West Tennessee." Otherwise, I am at a loss to explain the persistence of the problem. There was a self-reference to Department of the Tennessee but it was easy to find and correct. Hartfelt (talk) 18:34, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

TS: Thank you for supporting A Class status. 96.231.84.4 (talk) 12:35, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Graphic lab Request

Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Image workshop#Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

I fulfilled your request, I hope the changes are alright.--23230 ^talk 16:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Glad you liked it. As for the letters, they look OK to me, and Inkscape says they are correctly centred. They are still saved as text though, so it might just be how your browser renders SVGs. I doubt it will come up in the FPC, if it does I will attempt to fix it. It looks fine to me though!--23230 ^talk 18:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

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Watchlists

There's an option in your preferences to show all changes to a watchlisted page, not just the most recent one, that you might find useful. ;-) Kirill ^[talk] [pf] 15:46, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

I am fascinated by warships, simply because of their size, weight, and the fact most are composed of aluminum or steel, and the warship still floats. mynameinc (t|c|p) 18:34, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

re: The Press Barnstar

Thanks, Tom, for memorialising my fifteen seconds of fame. Your barnstar was very much appreciated :)  Roger Davies ^talk 05:32, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

This survey...

...mentions you. [4] Take it; on page seven you will see your name. You're famous! :-) —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 01:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Re Article maintenance

Sorry, forgot to reply :P As you've probably noticed I've been messing with your text - my copyediting is probably pathological, so please feel free to revert anything (or everything!) as you see fit. I think a potted version of the article would make an excellent editorial for The bugle, though I believe Cam's got the next one covered. Anyway, all the best with graduation, and I'll see you on the flip side ;) EyeSerene^talk 14:50, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Those are very much my thoughts too - I think the academy could become a really valuable resource (perhaps not just for milhist either). I've been working on the reviewing section, though as always I keep getting diverted and progress is slow and sporadic :P If you get the time, your input would be very welcome. EyeSerene^talk 13:40, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: Yamato

Tom, Thanks for the barnstar, as well as all of your help on getting this mammoth of an article up to FA. I am pleased to report that your Iowas now have competition; the two pages that represent the ultimate evolution of the battleship are both FA! Cam ^(Chat) 22:18, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I'd be more than willing to be an adviser for the drive for the full battleship FAs. Cam ^(Chat) 04:49, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely, I thought my listing on my userpage for WP:HAU already meant I was open to it... Anyways, I think I would be better suited for advice than working on many articles, my work on the Iowas (some still underway), BB-60 (to be started later) and BB-35 (still underway) being the exceptions, I don't think I'm up for doing 30 articles, gnoming is much more my style than actual writing. -MBK₀₀₄ 05:04, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

BB35

I have posted jpegs to the Commons (per instructions in the BB35 discussions). I did not see them when I clicked on the Commons link in the article. What do I need to add? IronShip (talk) 05:33, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I am going to change again the BB35 article in which DANFS is cited as the source so the article will match with DANFS. The last time I made the changes they were undone by MBK. I posted to discussion asking why but no response was given. I can not post to MBK talk IronShip (talk) 05:37, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I will be making 13 changes as posted on 28 May 2009, using the cited secondary sources with each change. It has been three weeks since posting and no one has objected IronShip (talk) 05:43, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

See also commons:Special:Contributions/IronShip —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 06:44, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

re: Acedemy content drive?

I'd like to propose to you that we start a drive within the project to expand our academy so that we can add a link to the academy in the project's welcome template. My proposal is to create a writing contest which will run from now until the next coordinator election, during which anyone who writes an article for the academy receives a barnstar (I think the guidance barstar would be most appropriate under the circumstances), with a bronze, silver, and gold wiki going to the three editors who add the greatest number of useful articles to the academy in the time period. With a little luck, by new years, we can have a full functional online academy for the n00bs and that should help free up some time for us coordinators and the veteran users by allowing us to link to the relevant material rather than have to explain from scratch the answer and why the answer is answered thus. What do you think? TomStar81 (Talk) 04:38, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

I think it's a very good idea; we need to get behind the academy and with the holidays upcoming people will have more time available to help do so. Do you want to run this past the others? And perhaps get something in place for the next edition of the Bugle?  Roger Davies ^talk 15:28, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Link fixes

Thanks for fixing those. Unfortunately, the source doesn't really say what the torpedo protection system was, but it sounds like it may have been just a different arrangement of armor plates. Maybe another source will turn up.   Will Beback  talk  20:31, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: Proposed deletion of List of fictional appearances of SR-71 Blackbird

Please refer to Talk:SR-71 Blackbird#Revisiting the Pop Culture debate. Yes I know it is not encouraged, but the creation of such page did successfully reduce the number of entries of the SR-71 Blackbird main page. At least wait until the heat of the Transformer II film is over so that people at the SR-71 do not need to revert the page every day. MythSearcher^talk 01:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

All I ask of is leave it for maybe a few months, with the Transformer information to reduce the taunting of such material in the main article. I don't mind if it is deleted, it is just a time issue. Thank you for your consideration. MythSearcher^talk 02:43, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

To save you some time,m 28/05 (and the aircraft is wrongly numbered in this one), 06/06, 15/06, 17/06, 20/06, 22/06, 22/06, 24/06, 24/06, 25/06, 25/06, 25/06, yet 25/06, 26/06, 27/06, 27/06, 27/06, On 27/06, since the listed cruft page is created by me: 29/06, 30/06, and we are free from anymore entries for at least 2 days for now. MythSearcher^talk 03:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

I really have no idea on how to improve an article I do not have much interest in. I know that for an article to attain notability, it needs to have sources specifically on the topic. (Like an actual published source stating what the lead of that article says right now with some actual examples.) but that's about all I know, I do not have a source doing that. However, I will assume end of August should be quite sufficient for the heat to die down and the number of random editors interested to add the Transformer entry would be much less, and the workload projected on the regular editors to revert the entry would also decrease. So I will try to see if I can find a source or two, but not nominate the article for deletion until then. Thank you for your consideration on this matter. MythSearcher^talk 17:14, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Re:Cold War

Ah, no problem; and a happy Fourth to you as well! Kirill ^[talk] [pf] 01:39, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

My good friend Tom, how have you been? The funny thing is that I didn't even know that Hispanic Americans in World War II was in the main page until I checked my "watchlist" and began to wonder why are so many people editing it. Remember the tough time I had with the "FAC"? I was stressed out. Tony the Marine (talk) 02:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your reviews

		The WikiChevrons
		By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer and A-Class reviews, I am delighted to award you this WikiChevrons.  Roger Davies talk 12:06, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Article history

Hey, Tom ... when updating ah, see the instructions at Template:Articlehistory, and always scroll to the bottom of the article talk page when you're done to see if the red error cat is lit.[5] Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

academy

I've left an offer on teh talk page about reliable sources at FAC/FAR. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 01:23, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

FYI:

You may want to take a look at this recent edit to USS Missouri (BB-63): [6], made by a new user: BB63curator (talk · contribs). -MBK₀₀₄ 00:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: Tool link question

I don't know of one off the top of my head, but I'd recommend asking around at FAC and/or FAR; if anyone has such a thing already put together, they would. Kirill ^[talk] [pf] 02:46, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

A-Class Review — Indian Air Force

Thanks for letting me know about the toolbox. That helped. Sumanch (talk) 03:23, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

sig

I'm not the only one with a pro-amateurism sig anymore :) YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 13:32, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

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CANSOLV

Im creating a page for Cansolv Technologies. Since I wrote the website content, I have the right to publish it on wikipedia. Please un-delete the Cansolv page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cansolv (talk • contribs) 19:04, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

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