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I checked the archived 2007/2008, but didn't think to scroll down on the selected bio page itself, where the esteemable BGen Alexander was. So that was a test trial. However, it doesn't show up on the selected bio page, why is that? Grayghost01 (talk) 02:14, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
BusterD, I need your help. Please see Talk:Great Train Raid of 1861 in which Northshoreman's latest tactic is to try and rename the article. I feel that you have been reasonable and unbiased, thus my appeal for you to weigh in on this. Thanks, and I'll heave to on some more bios in the upcoming week. Sincerely, Grayghost01 (talk) 02:17, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
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I'm thinking about creating a stub-class article on a published author. It appears to me at this time that the article must be a stub class because there is a dearth of information on the subject. My question is this: How likely is it that an article will be nominated for deletion because of its length (or lack thereof)? Having been burned once by the AfD process, I'm in no mood to risk it again -- I'm still bitter about the last time.
--NBahn (talk) 12:33, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your kind words. I hope that you enjoyed your vacation.
--NBahn (talk) 19:37, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Hope 2009 is a great year for you!--MONGO 15:21, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Well, he upped the ante here, and I called his bluff here. It's out of my hands now, I'll just have to rely on a good draw from the deck. Just hope I don't get aces and eights! Rgrds. --Tombstone (talk) 14:14, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
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Here. I had your talkpage watchlisted for the time being, so I got yer back. They got blocked for awhile. Don't cha love this place? Rgrds. --Tombstone (talk) 14:53, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your kind words! :-) Kirill 16:31, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I'm just responding to the comment you left on my page regarding user warning templates. I accidentally removed your comment as I was responding to it, and I've tried to put it back, but now my talk page is taking a ridiculous amount of time to load for some reason; so, hopefully, that's not the case on your talk page. Anyway, what I was trying to say there was that I do implement user warning templates, just not in every initial case of vandalism. Sometimes I just wait until a user makes an unconstructive edit to a page a second time (unless they have an immediate history of making unconstructive edits). Otherwise, it can be a rather arduous task to do all of that after just one instance, since I have a ton of articles on my watchlist. Granted, I don't always follow that pattern, as I sometimes miss posting a user warning template on a second offense, but that's how I usually do things on here. So, yeah, I hope my explanation wasn't too confusing. Heh. If you have any further comments or questions, you can go ahead and reply on your talk page here if you want, since I don't know if my talk page is going to have problems loading again. Take care. -- Luke4545 (talk) 00:52, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia. :) Franklinville (talk) 15:40, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
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BusterD: As you probably recall, you put the info re W.T. Sherman's civil war engagements into the proper nav box format. It seems to me there may be something wrong with the nav box, as it exists on the Sherman page, anyway. If I open the nav box and click thru to one of the engagements, that works. But if you then back out of that to retrun to the nav box, it automatically closes itself. This is annoying, because it prevents one from sampling the information re the other engagements. Is there something wrong with the nav box, or is this natural, or is there something wrong with my computer. I have no idea how these things work, but assume you would be able to fix the nav box if there's something wrong with it. Thanks, Hartfelt (talk) 21:14, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Sending mistaken warnings to yourself might be taken by some editors as incivility. Please think about this ;) Gwen Gale (talk) 22:13, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I noticed you added this to the requested bios ACW TF page. Did this small mention inspire you, or was it something else? Just curious. Either way, his article is now complete, and I hope you enjoy reading it! Kresock (talk) 04:25, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
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Hello! I work for Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. We are linked to on Wikipedia, but as yet, no article exists. Since an article exists for ASTC, our US equivalent, and since our network represents 385 member institutions across Europe, we think this warrants inclusion! We would like to draft an article, and to avoid a conflict of interests, submit it to you to see what you think. How does this sound? Michael Creek, Ecsite 87.65.225.111 (talk) 14:48, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your message, I'll have a go! Michael Brusselism (talk) 09:59, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
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I do see quite a few but I don't know which ones are on there already or are suitible. Are there any that you are looking for. I actually live in Spotsylvania, Va and I have 3 battlefields basically in my backyard. I also work in DC so its easy for me to get images from the National archives, USMC archives or the Naval History museum at the Washington Navy Yard.--Kumioko (talk) 00:37, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
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Good day BusterD! Appreciate the captioning of Stone's Egyptian pic. I wasn't sure what to put there, not being up on their protocol and such. We don't really have a lot of info on this period I think. Also, as I add to his page, please keep moving those images around to where they look best. I've never been too good at that. If you're interested, after the 'Arrest' section is done I'm gonna go after his early life and Mexico service. Kresock (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to be down at Ball's Bluff next weekend helping get the park ready for this year's tour season. You anywhere close? BusterD (talk) 02:09, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
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Soldiers of the 4th Australian Division crossing a duckboard track through Chateau Wood, Ypres on 29 October 1917. |
I would be interested in helping out at Balls Bluff, though it would depend on exactly when it's going on Arbogastlw (talk) 05:12, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Needed an article to go with your nice map. Just started. See if you can knock away all the chaff before I get too far. BusterD (talk) 20:06, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
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BusterD,
I have been off work and out of Wiki communications following surgery to repair a detached retina, and still cannot drive. Hope you had a good time, and perhaps we can meet up in the future! Scott Mingus (talk) 11:51, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
Do we have an automated-edit-using editor who's decided to just stick these in for completeness' sake? Did I miss all this? BusterD (talk) 14:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the explanation. Congrats on getting Stone back to an earned "B" class. You are just writing up a storm recently. Keep up the good work. BusterD (talk) 01:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for helping deal with the copyright crisis over Easter weekend. Your help was greatly appreciated. Roger Davies talk 07:55, 13 April 2009 (UTC) |
Do you know of any administrators who would be willing to block this address for up to five days? Whomever this is has entirely too much time on his/her hands.
--NBahn (talk) 20:20, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
I had to reclose this AFD to fix the formatting but I gave you credit for the close in my closing statement. If you intend to close future AFDs then I recommend using this script. It allows you to close and relist AFDs with one click. I also recommend you read WP:NAC if you haven't already. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:49, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I took a class on the subject, so I have an interest in it. I'd really like your advice before I try anything radical like creating a new, breakout article.
--NBahn (talk) 02:27, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
He invariably suffers from Hoof in Mouth Syndrome; but if I was to attempt to resurrect my Klein article, and state that he did what he did because: (A) He is lazy; and (B) He doesn't want to infuriate his connections, then I would immediately be accused of engaging in original research. Since I avoided that in the article, I was then accused of writing about a non-noteworthy subject. When I gave my reasons for stating that it was noteworthy, I was told to "calm down". It was obvious then that this was a precursor to using anything that I wrote as a pretext to subject me to some sort of ban; I had no recourse but to shut up and take everything that they dished out at me in silence.
If I sound bitter, it's because I still am; I poured my heart into that paper, and it was treated like just so much trash; and that's why I'm so reluctant to attempt a new article -- having been (badly) burned once, I am not at all eager to run the risk of receiving that sort of treatment again.
May I trouble you to look at this? I'd rather not submit it until at least one other pair of (trusted) eyes has gone over it. Obviously the Transactional analysis article is far from being complete (assuming, of course, that it is possible to ever say definitively that an article on Wikipedia is "complete".
--NBahn (talk) 06:18, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
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I've caught up to you guys creating articles for USMA Supes. I've filled in bios and refs for all but the 9 remaining who need articles, ATTACK! ;-) — Rlevse • Talk • 01:28, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
Actually, there are still six because you need to fill in Townsley's article so I can do the summary. ;-) — Rlevse • Talk • 01:52, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
May I trouble you to leave a welcoming statement for User Manly0102? I'm unfamiliar with the process. Thanks!
--NBahn (talk) 07:25, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
You mentioned to me that you like gnoming. May I ask you to key an eye on the following dynamic links and pounce on the backlogs as they swell? We have several editors watching them but the lists are getting big again. I would be grateful if you could help ... I'm posting a general call for help on WT:MILHIST too. Roger Davies talk 12:07, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
It seems to me that this article is in dire need of them and that you may want to give it some sort of "Citations Needed" tag.
--NBahn (talk) 14:23, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I figured I was making enough edits I should join the team.--Kumioko (talk) 18:32, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
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I ask you to please review the guidelines noted in Wikipedia's civility policy; claims such as "That this article made it to FA status without such minor but essential changes reflects poorly on the FAC process," are provocative in nature, most rude, and extremely belittling to the authors—one of which is myself. Furthermore, I ask that you apologize as I am actually very offended by such a brazen jab at my integrity and character, not to mention my ability to write. The copyedit in question was extensive and executed without discretion nor was any warning message left on the talk page. The article, which has been a Featured Article for nearly two years, was copyedited prior to obtaining such a status multiple times; it also endured the rigorous process of FAC, which you quite clearly feel is inadequate. Users came to a consensus that it was of sufficient value to be promoted. Very little has, actually, been changed since September 2007 aside from several updates. The user who decided to change the wording drastically did so without consulting someone who is familiar with the text—either myself, or the no longer active Grim-Gym. I welcome improvement wholeheartedly but thousands of not only established editors but everyday web-surfers have viewed the time-honored incarnation of the article. I suggest that either you or the user who executed these edits contact me once the article is no longer being barraged by wandering eyes in order to rectify this situation and perhaps improve the article. It is simply astounding to me that an editor such as yourself—who has the audacity to claim that my edits implicate page ownership and insists that my revision be discussed on the talk page—is unable to realize that his "minor but essential" edits are not only excessively scrutinizing but are defaming an article on the main page by indiscriminately adding "vague" template at any point in which his comprehension is even minutely compromised. I am going to revert his edits for today simply because of that reason, but am one hundred percent open to discussion tomorrow. If you feel that this action is simply inexcusable and that the copyedit is so dire that it can not wait one more day then please feel free to contact me, but I ask that you keep the finger pointing, accusations, rudeness and incivility to a minimum please. NSR77 T 20:01, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Adding months and days to the years causes sorting problems and is getting hit at flc review. Pls leave years only. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:08, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
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BusterD ... apparently I missed a lunch invitation for Ball's Bluff that you extended to me back in March. First, thank you for the invitation. I am sorry I missed it, and am back on Wiki after an extended tour of service to my country in a last hurrah to wrap up the global war. Ironically we Southern boys are seemingly the last remnant of patriotic folks left in this policital day and age. If you are up this way again, lunch is on me. Sincerely, Grayghost01 (talk) 01:48, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for helping out with the clean-up there. I've put your stubbed version in place. Hopefully you'll never encounter this situation again, but I just wanted to point out in case you do that when you copy text from a Wikipedia article you have to give credit to the content contributors in order to meet the licensing terms of the GFDL. Ordinarily, of course, this wouldn't be an issue when working in the same article, but when the history that shows the authorship is to be deleted, it can be a problem. I've taken care of it easily with this particular stub, since the creative component was entirely by one individual. (Frequently, I will put a note in edit summary giving a wikilink to the user who added the text. In this case, I've done it in edit summary & at the article's talk) Again, I appreciate your taking care of the copyright issue. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:41, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
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The IP user whose changes to Ambrose Burnside you reverted seems to have got it right - the sources have his DoB as the 23rd, not the 13th. ClickRick (talk) 00:08, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for jumping in on my discussion about Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. I was concerned about not having access to Borderland Knight. I can get it on interlibrary loan, I'm sure, but not for the length of time it would take to read it, add its information to the article, cite the information, then shepherd it through the GA process. If your note is to be construed as an offer to help by expanding from and citing this work, I gladly accept. I'm going to comb the additional sources in the "Further Reading" section for additional information. Let me know when you feel you've added all the important stuff from Borderland Knight and we'll see if we can't get this article to GA or even FA. Thanks again. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 14:20, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
No problem, I see a couple things already but I will look at it in more detail. There are acouple of Disambiguous links for Georgetown and Whig. A couple of the references are redirects (2, 4 and 5 I think). 2 are from google, not sure about the 3rd one. You should reference the actual book or reference that you are pointing to on google rather than the google redirect. I will let you know if I see anything else.--Kumioko (talk) 14:04, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
I did some light editing on this, but overall I think it looks good. I cannot say that the subject matter interests me too much, but I am rather focused on my own discipline, as you may know. My only other suggestion would be to provide some subheadings in the lengthy Career section. And if this were a biography of a Civil War general conforming to my "style guide", I would have removed the date of death from the in-line text. :-)
Wizardman 02:36, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
I do appreciate your help on these lists, but please keep formatting consistent with other entries. — Rlevse • Talk • 17:22, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
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I read your comments at AFD (where you wrote about my approach to this article) and I just wanted to say thank you. Dealing with this kid has been a tough road and while I've tried very hard to teach him about WP process, it's difficult when the response is that I'm an offensive racist. It's very nice to get an attaboy instead.
Again, thanks! Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 03:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, BusterD, welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron! We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying and rescuing articles that have been tagged for deletion. Every day hundreds of articles are deleted, many rightfully so. But many concern notable subjects and are poorly written, ergo fixable and should not be deleted. We try to help these articles quickly improve and address the concerns of why they are proposed for deletion. This covers a lot of ground and your help is appreciated! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you. And once again - Welcome! -- Banjeboi 05:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for taking care of the edits on Stone. I hadn't had a chance to get to that one yet and likely wouldn't have been able to until at least this evening. --Kumioko (talk) 13:23, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Is a Good Article now! User:Kumioko and I did tweaks to the excellent work you did to build it up to pass B-class checklists. Thanks and congratulations. You deserve to share the credit with Kumioko (and I helped a bit). Hope you and yours are well; I look forward to seeing your datestamp soon. BusterD (talk) 02:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
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Let me deal with this. I can explain things to him. DGG ( talk ) 16:57, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the note; I left a brief reply. --NBahn (talk) 20:46, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
I too would like to see this resolved but (as I've intimated on the template page discussion) I think it will be the devil's own job achieving consensus. I've linked there to the previous discussion. Roger Davies talk 17:01, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Why'd you leave the discussion? Does that mean you have run out of ideas to support your cause?--Red Wiki 00:37, 1 September 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Valkyrie Red (talk • contribs)
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