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Wikiproject: Did you know? 05:16, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, it's just 1 day until the contest begins, so I thought I'd check in with everyone and make sure you're all ready to go. First I'd like everyone to check out the main contest page and read over the rules and the scoring system. If you have any final questions or concerns, make them known on the talk page. Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Contest/History/2009 is the scoreboard that will be updated, you can watchlist it. Check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Contest/Submissions which shows how your submission page should look. Another example is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Contest/Submissions Example, and your personal page should be listed at the footer of the page, which is also at Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Contest/Users. Again, take any questions to the contest talk page.
Good luck! - Trevor MacInnis contribs 21:00, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons | |
For your awesome work on a plethora of articles, I award you the Military history WikiProject's WikiChevrons. Thanks for the time and effort you have put into your detailed articles! —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 21:01, 30 August 2009 (UTC) |
Sure no problem I will try and knock that out tonight. --Kumioko (talk) 23:19, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
I thought a bot attached the banners. I'll just "rob" the ones on Soden and stash them on my User page in my tool kit, and add them henceforth.
Also, I thought the one para, one cite requirement was just a quirk of AustralianRupert's. I've been working on the principle that every time I changed sources, I added a cite. I figured that anyone who wanted to double-check would find it handy. It seems to me that flicking back repeatedly into the same source material would be monotonous and a pain in the derriere.
Georgejdorner (talk) 22:39, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
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Auntieruth55 (talk) 22:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Il16front.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.
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Just interested to now why you blanked the page at Talk:Ilyushin Il-16 to remove the aviation project banner. As a member of the project you should be adding it to relevant articles not removing it? MilborneOne (talk) 17:02, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
I've realized there may be an issue with the scoring system, and I have a solution, which I've explained here. Feedback is requested. - Trevor MacInnis contribs 23:57, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 05:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Please do not remove hooks from DYK as you did here. Thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 09:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to GA review Tiger II, it's my first! Ideally I would like to improve it to A and/or FA. Do you have any advice - like asking for a general Peer review first, or finding more source material, etc. ? Hohum (talk) 21:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
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Many thanks, Roger Davies talk 04:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel. I just wanted to pop in and thank you for scoring the articles for this month's contest. I know you had an agenda, but your efforts were, and are, still appreciated nonetheless. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 12:12, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 18:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 00:28, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
Please see the discussion, seems your hook isn't interesting enough but I think there may be something else you could use. Mjroots (talk) 17:08, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
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Okay. I have, I believe, corrected the information to a more acceptable version. I don't have any Bulgarian figures (none that I trust anyway), so I'm hoping you would do as you said and clear it up to move this thing on a little. Dapi89 (talk) 11:12, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
Just a brief note to remind all entrants that, under the new arrangements, they are encouraged to self-score (but not self-assess) their own entries.
There's also a discussion about a new points scale over on the Coordinators talk page. This deals with some of the anomalies raised elsewhere and as ever comments there would be very welcome. Roger Davies talk 13:49, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hello! Your submission of Ilyushin Il-32 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! LittleMountain5 14:25, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
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Congrats on your election as Coordinator for the Military history Project. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
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The Peter M. Bowers International Award For Meritorious Service in the Pursuit of Aviation Knowledge (PeMBoInAwMeSPAK) | |
Congratulations, you are the inaugural winner of the Aviation Contest! This award is given to the overall points leader. Until you are surpassed in total points, you may display this award in your userspace. Trevor MacInnis contribs 04:02, 1 October 2009 (UTC) |
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First Place in the September 2009 round of the Aviation Contest | |
Congratulations, you have received 1st place in the September 2009 Aviation Contest, with 204.3 points including a contest leading 323 B-Class Checklists completed! Trevor MacInnis contribs 04:02, 1 October 2009 (UTC) |
Congratulations! You hold onto the PeMBoInAwMeSPAK for a second month, and for coming in first again...
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First Place in the October 2009 round of the Aviation Contest | |
Congrats! A second consecutive 1st place finish! Trevor MacInnis contribs 21:23, 7 November 2009 (UTC) |
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The DYK Medal | |
For the most DYK points in the October Aviation contest! Trevor MacInnis contribs 21:23, 7 November 2009 (UTC) |
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The Writer's Barnstar | |
For you extradordinary efforts in the WikiProject Military History Writing Contest during the month of September 2009, which saw you garner a tally of 105 points from 21 articles, thus placing second, I am delighted to present you with The Writer's Barnstar! Well done! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:22, 2 October 2009 (UTC) |
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Congratulations. I have recently reviewed the article Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, which you nominated for GA status, and deemed it suitable for that status. Keep up the good work. Nezzadar 02:41, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations. I have recently reviewed the article Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, which you nominated for GA status, and deemed it suitable for that status. Keep up the good work. Nezzadar 03:09, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
Just to let you know that I am reviewing the article you nominated. Should be finished in a few days. Ajpralston1 (talk) 14:39, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I see you are back.
I can't find any figures for the Bulgarian Dornier fleet. The IP that brought up some issues has not returned with any figures. Is this going to be a problem? Dapi89 (talk) 11:42, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Invincible class battlecruiser at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! (Note: I always leave approvals to others.) Art LaPella (talk) 02:41, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
BencherliteTalk 07:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello Sturmvogel, Could you give me some advice or an explanation please. On the 19th of October you reviewed Hubert Latham as C class and the only failure was the references section which included over 50 in-line citations. Why did this fail? How can it be improved / fixed? Regards Chienlit (talk) 14:26, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
— Jake Wartenberg 13:07, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 09:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Wikiproject: Did you know? 15:42, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you write a lot of battleship articles. I'm currently working on the Bellerophon class battleship article for the OMT project. I need help with some information. I see that you have book references related to costs of battleships, and battlecrusiers. I've looked all over the web for the costs info and can't find it. You seem to have sources on it; could you take a look at the article, and see what you can do with it. Any help would be appreciated. -Regards Burningview ✉ 16:43, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
Please have a look at the SS Empire Bell article and let me know if you think this is an improvement in wording re convoys. If so, I'll reword the other articles. Mjroots (talk) 10:57, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
I have trouble moving stuff from word to wiki. Any suggestions about how to eliminate spaces and weird codes? Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:36, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
hope you can help :-) —Ed (talk • contribs) 05:58, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons | |
For your excellent work in the October 2009 WikiProject Military History Writing Contest, during which you amassed a total of 96 points from 24 articles, and in doing so earning first place, I am pleased to present you with the WikiChevrons! Well done, and keep up the good work! Parsecboy (talk) 17:39, 2 November 2009 (UTC) |
Not to be a pain, but Tupolev TB-3 really ought to go through an A-Class review before being demoted; we don't want to encourage the idea that individual editors can simply bypass the A-Class rating system of their own volition, I think. Kirill [talk] [pf] 12:52, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Well done .... thx from the wiki and Victuallers (talk) 13:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, much appreciated. I'll be busy in my real life this upcoming week so I won't be able to do much right now, but I will work on it sparingly. Burningview ✉ 23:26, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. Could you please check my comment at Template talk:Did you know#Polikarpov TIS and see whether it'd be possible to add a footnote in the article for the facts in my proposed, less-technical alternative hook? Regards SoWhy 13:36, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Polikarpov TIS at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 09:49, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 11:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
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Hi. Sorry if I caused you irritation over this article. The comments were made in good faith but I'm perturbed that I missed some details - senior moments. Part of my concern was that brevity of info shouldn't always debar promotion if the article is as complete as possible and covers significant aspects. On that score, I read somewhere that Kirov was involved in successful actions in preventing German naval access to the Gulf of Riga. Are you able to verify this?
Folks at 137 (talk) 21:53, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Tks for the GA review/pass mate. cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:19, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
I see you have put a [citation needed] tag at the end of the last sentence of the first para in Design and development; which bit of that sentence needed support? There are several statements within it. Cheers,TSRL (talk) 16:31, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Yakovlev Yak-140 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! [Belinrahs|talktome⁄ ididit] 01:42, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. ww2censor (talk) 04:44, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Yakovlev Yak-8 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 05:13, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
When updating the status of articles, please do not forget about the section where we are keeping a running tally of the numbers of FA/A/GA articles. Thanks, -MBK004 20:32, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 05:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
well, not sure you offered comments at ACR, but perhaps you could take a look now? Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:27, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
— Jake Wartenberg 17:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Geraldk (talk) 23:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 06:24, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 07:22, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 06:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Indefatigable class battlecruiser at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Calmer Waters 04:43, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:56, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi: I've added a ref to the Pintail fin etc (silly omission on my part) and reworded the end of the following para. I was really trying to remind the reader what the inverted tail was for. That done, I've removed the flags which I hope is OK.TSRL (talk) 20:00, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
That's the quickest GA review turnaround I've ever had, so mant tks - I'll get round to doing one or two myself shortly... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:40, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 04:04, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 19:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | |
I have the happy duty of presenting you with this award for contributing "When to cite" and "Using infobox templates" to the Academy.
Thank you for participating in the 2009 Academy Content Drive. We appreciate your help in building this valuable resource! Maralia (talk) 03:41, 23 November 2009 (UTC) |
Materialscientist (talk) 07:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
⇌ Jake Wartenberg 01:36, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Polikarpov NB at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MuZemike 03:52, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Same issue with the hook for Italian monitor Faà di Bruno as well. MuZemike 20:21, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I've just finished expanding this article to incorporate more information on the various proposals for the ships. I was unable to find any information about which 14 inch guns would have been fitted, but these were definitely specified by the Dutch Government. Could you please review the article and consider if it now meets the B class criteria? Thanks, Nick-D (talk) 00:56, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
I posted a concise translation of the Russian article on Polikarpov's twin-engined at User:Outline_of_an_editor/box. Note that the authors don't really make distinctions between VIT-2 and SPB (or SBP), for them naming is just a reflection of the politics inside the industry. The -D suffix (as in SPB (D)) appears in the text only once, when they mention "Polikarpov's men working on SPB(D) design leaving for Mikoyan", FWIW, I did not even bother to include the tidbit. Outline of an editor (talk) 08:22, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 14:15, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 20:36, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
Just one little thing: T:TDYK#Courbet class battleship. Ucucha 02:05, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 14:39, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations on achieving GA for all four articles on the Invincible-class (Invincible class battlecruiser, HMS Invincible (1907), HMS Indomitable (1907), HMS Inflexible (1907)). A trip to WP:GTC is in order... (see these topics to get the formatting correct: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Maritime_warfare_task_force/Operation_Majestic_Titan#Featured_Topics) -MBK004 04:12, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 09:00, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
All 55 of the articles entered for November are down in the "Log" section where they should be, so there is no problem there. The only issue was that the "Contest entries" and "Scoreboard" sections had merged together, as Auntieryth55 entered some articles for December but left a typo in the table. I have just fixed this, so it's all good now. ;-) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 23:48, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 22:08, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons | |
For your outstanding work in the November 2009 WikiProject Military History Writing Contest, during which you amassed a grand total of 168 points from 27 articles to take first place, I am pleased to present you with the WikiChevrons. Hearty congratulations for your amazing effort! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:23, 5 December 2009 (UTC) |
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Hello Sturmvogel 66, I'm Airplaneman. I have seen your article assessment and creation work at the Aviation contest, and it looks like you are quite experienced. I am, on the other hand, new to all of this. May you please take a look at FlightAware and see if it's ready for B class? I took it from start to C class by citing more 3rd party sources, but would like a second opinion before going ahead with promoting to B class. Thank you, Airplaneman talk 20:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
Sturmvogel, as you can see, the timespan from GA nomination to GA review can be two months or more. For DYK review, I added 16 inline citations to USS Borie (DD-215) in a single morning. Getting enough inline citations for GA review of that article, as well as USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and USS Tennessee (BB-43), will only take me a few days. Skoal. Phoenix and Winslow (talk) 20:14, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of HMS New Zealand (1911) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 09:03, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi Sturmvogel. Could you please delete this image forthwith, as the free-use rationale certainly doesn't cover a recent drawing such as this. I heard from John Roberts this morning that he was not impressed to find this drawing of his on the Indefatigable class page. Regards, --Simon Harley (talk | library | book reviews) 14:35, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
regards from Roma --Gian piero milanetti (talk) 10:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 19:35, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
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First Place in the November 2009 round of the Aviation Contest | |
On behalf of Trevor and the contest, I extend congratulations on your fine work, especially your 1 GA, 11 DYKs and 550 maintenance tasks! Binksternet (talk) 17:12, 15 December 2009 (UTC) |
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar |
For your 550 maintenance tasks. Trevor MacInnis contribs 04:07, 16 December 2009 (UTC) |
-MBK004 05:15, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I would like to give you a review for the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 article, but it doesn't seem like the subpage has been made... let me know you've got it ready to go! -SidewinderX (talk) 20:07, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
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WikiProject Ships Barnstar | |
For your successful nomination of Invincible-class battle cruiser Good Topic I hereby award you the WikiProject Ships Barnstar. Keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 23:51, 16 December 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for starting the Pfitzner Flyer B-class checklist so quickly. I have gone through the references and citations and made some additions/changes. If more needs to be done, please let me know - if and when you can make the time. Cheers. --TraceyR (talk) 11:47, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Why are you removing perfectly good references, which were used in writing the aricle, from the Bibliography?Nigel Ish (talk) 10:17, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi mate, could I trouble you to swing by the Aviation Assessment page when you get a chance, there's an article I've got there that's been awaiting B-Class assessment for a couple of weeks now... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 16:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Just a friendly reminder, you've kept Brazilian battleship Aquidabã under a GA on-hold review by you since 30 October. -MBK004 16:33, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
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I saw English Navy and thought of you and the BCs. Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Scheduling a DYK date. —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 00:51, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing the article towards GA status. Could you possibly expand a bit on what needs doing to meet GA status. Mjroots (talk) 18:12, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Petlyakov Pe-3 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! (Note: I always leave approvals to others.) Art LaPella (talk) 22:47, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
Sorry about that, i've had tried looking for Big Gun Monitors at several local libraries to no avail. It seems like an interesting book though and i plan on ordering it from Amazon soon. I had just been waiting for Christmas to end first.XavierGreen (talk) 04:31, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 11:42, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I tried to address your concerns about the Honeywell F124 article (trying to get it up to B-class). Do you mind taking another look at it? I left a couple comments on the talk page. Thanks! -SidewinderX (talk) 13:35, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
You are one of the twelve editors advancing into the second round of the Henry Allingham World War I Contest. The second round started at 00:00, 29 December and ends 23:59, 31 January. The top six ranked players at the end of this stage will advance into the final round of the contest so keep up the good work! --Eurocopter (talk) 00:46, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Sturmvogel:
I have just finished assessing (and passing, at B-level) the article HMS Lord Clive (1915). In doing so, I made some minor edits, mostly fixing typos and cutting out some unnecessary words; you may wish to review my work to be sure that I have not made some colossal blunder. Feel free to revert if you must; it will not alter my assessment.
One problem remains, not of your making, but it irks me enough that I have to comment on it. In the section on armament, two antiaircraft guns are mentioned; one of 40 millimeters, the other of 47 millimeters. The problem then arises with use of the {{convert}} template, which converts both of the figures to 2 inches (40 mm is more like 1.57 in, 47 mm about 1.85 in). My guess is that almost nobody but a pedantic physicist will ever notice, but what the hey, I am a pedantic physicist. I think that there is some cure for this, but I am not familiar enough with the template and do not have the time right now to learn. That is why I leave the problem on your doorstep.
Cheers, PKKloeppel (talk) 03:21, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
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The WikiChevrons are hereby bestowed upon Sturmvogel 66 for his exemplary efforts in the December 2009 Military History monthly article writing Contest, placing first with a total of 82 points from 15 articles. Well done! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 09:37, 1 January 2010 (UTC) |
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I noticed that you seem to be pretty experienced in the realm of "DYK", so I figured I'd shoot you a question. I've got a DYK that has gotten the checkmark in the template talk page; is there anything else I need to do for it to find its way to the front page? Or will the powers that be take care of it once its been approved? -SidewinderX (talk) 16:35, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
Dear Sturmvogel - can you please move the name of the Article on Battleship Gangut (1888) back to a battleship from a coast defence ship - All Russian language sources (I am Russian) refer to her as a battleship (броненосец) rather than as a coast defence ship (Броненосец береговой обороны) - thank you for your work
I would be glad to help with Russian, don't hesitate to ask. As to English, I only try to keep consistent spelling, whichever it is; I actually prefer US spelling for myself. It is natural to keep UK spelling or British articles, but otherwise it is a matter of WP:ENGVAR. Notes like "Russian topics should be written in British English" are entirely baseless. Materialscientist (talk) 23:42, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for starting the GA review of Ostermann. I wonder if the review is still in progress and if so what your concerns are? The pre-formatted assessment list has an unresolved link which leads me to this question. Thanks MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:03, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:01, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Sturm, since the nominator has removed the article from the GAN page, you can go ahead and fail the review since he has also opened a peer review for the article. -MBK004 22:41, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
Have you completed Talk:Red Tail Project/GA1? If a fail is your final decision, you need to update Talk:Red Tail Project and remove it from WP:GAC. If not, you need to make further commentary.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:09, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
It's the first article I've taken from scratch to GA. I must admit I feel a little like the Jonas brother the day after: "Is that all there is to it?" I'm trying to better understand the Good Article process well-enough so I feel competent to review some of these. Would you be willing to explain why my article was a quick pass? Maybe mentor me through a couple of reviews? BusterD (talk) 16:13, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
Following the project's recent discussions, I've now merged the Science task force with the Engineering and technology task force to form the new Military science and technology task force. Because you were a coordinator of one of the two defunct task forces, I've transferred your coordinatorship to the new task force; you may wish to update your watchlist accordingly. There are still a few wrinkles being worked out, but most of the new infrastructure is in place and the rest should follow shortly. All the best, EyeSerenetalk 19:51, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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For your extensive contributions to the Military history WikiProject, as evidenced by your nomination in the 2009 "Military Historian of the Year" awards, I am delighted to present you with this WikiProject Barnstar. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:17, 8 January 2010 (UTC) |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
I left some comments here a couple of days ago, but haven't seen a reply yet. I just wanted to let you know so you could look at the comments before time runs out. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Russian battleship Sinop at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 23:04, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Your talk page is quite long and takes a bit of time to load for me, and I'm on a pretty fast computer. Perhaps it is again time for you to archive it? -MBK004 23:15, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
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