User:Askari Mark

Welcome to my home page! My primary areas of expertise include fixed-wing military aircraft, national air forces, and military history in general. I also have expertise in numismatics and medallic sculpture (chiefly Art Nouveau and Art Deco). If I can be of assistance, please post a note on my talk page.

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 * References : Wikipedia reference desk· List of reference tables Lists of topics (all)· List of topics – References· List of topics – Technology and applied sciences Category: Military lists List of adjectival forms of place names


 * Projects : WikiProject Aircraft
 * WikiProject Numismatics
 * WikiProject Military history
 * WikiProject Military history/Military aviation task force

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Askari Mark essay: Defining Jet Fighter Generations

Askari Mark essay: Understanding aircraft unit costs

Credits

 * Pitot-static system
 * Abkhazian Air Force


 * Abkhazian Air Force
 * Armenian Air Force
 * Domenico Selvo (FA)
 * F-16 Fighting Falcon
 * Fighter aircraft
 * GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri
 * HAL Tejas
 * Kawasaki Ki-61
 * Medal
 * Medallic art
 * Pitot-static system (GA)
 * Timeline for aircraft carrier service
 * Wesley Clark (FA)


 * List of military aircraft of Japan
 * List of Albanian Air Force aircraft
 * List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
 * List of air forces


 * MiG-33

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 * General Assistance : Requests for Administrator intervention against vandalism Requests for comment (RfC) in disputes Mediation Cabal (unofficial mediation service) Translators· Translators available Aircraft 3-Views – Emoscopes Mapmaking – MapMaster Requesting Help with Illustrations – Philip Greenspun illustration project


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Understanding aircraft unit costs


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Lead section

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 * Avoid links in the summary — users should be encouraged to read the summary, and the article, before jumping elsewhere. In addition, the colored highlighting of the links may mislead some users into thinking these are especially important points.

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 * Avoid changing section headings — that will break section-specific links from within the article or from other articles.


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 * If you refer to a section without linking, italicize the section name.


 * If you link to a section, do not italicize the section name, unless it otherwise requires italics (for example, if it is the title of a book).

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Guide_to_layout has more details.

Other resources

Tony1’s guide to better writing for FA Criteria 1a.

General Style
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To summarize the use of in line tags for unsourced or poorly sourced material:
 * 1) If it is doubtful but not harmful to the whole article, use the fact tag to ask for source verification, but remember to go back and remove the claim if no source is produced within a reasonable time.
 * 2) If it is doubtful and harmful, you should remove it from the article; you may want to move it to the talk page and ask for a source, unless you regard it is as very harmful or absurd, in which case it shouldn't be posted to a talk page either. Use your common sense.

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 * Manual of Style (links), and
 * Manual of Style (dates and numbers).


 * Useful links that are not mentioned in the prose paragraphs can be added to the "See also" section.


 * Linkifying
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 * Tools    : Wikipedia page history statistics
 * Aviation-related references: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA Edition)
 * Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (Canadian Edition)


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Troll-o-meter
Troll-o-meter checklist:
 * Excessive use of CAPITALS – ??
 * Abusive toward other editors – ??
 * Crusading on a single issue – ??
 * Cites using external links – ??

Scoring:
 * Three out of four “checked”: Strong cause for suspicion.
 * Four out of four “checked”: No doubt left.

(Stolen from Guy, with all due appreciation.)