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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017
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Terror cats discussion
Hi, quite ironic that after basically stating we don't have all day to wait for responses I myself end up quite busy in real life and in other things. I will get round to responding very soon hopefully. Mabuska (talk) 09:43, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Don't worry Mabuska, after all, real life is what matters. I hope we can reach a lasting agreement about the cat's issue. Thanks for let me know.--Darius (talk) 16:15, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Ireland talk page
Hi, it looks like there was a little accident with your edit to the WikiProject Ireland talk page, where your signature appeared a bunch of times in an odd place and broke the header. I've taken the liberty to remove these extra signatures with this edit. -- benzband  ( talk ) 09:11, 24 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you Benzband, I was using VisualEditor from a device I am not familiar with, I guess this was the cause of the problem, best regards.--Darius (talk) 11:52, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Question
Do you remember the edit warring IP that resulted in your block some time ago. They have a dedicated page, WP:BKFIP, now. There is an arbcom case in which they are involved WP:ARC. You may be able to comment on your experience. WCM email 16:07, 24 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi J., thanks for let me know. I will be always grateful with you for your help on that occasion. I have my own theory about these IP(s), but since I have no names and no evidence it's just a hunch. However, I will put my two cents there as soon as possible. Cheers!.--Darius (talk) 22:48, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Could U, please
vote for me (https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Administraatorikandidaadid#Pietad.C3.A8) - traduzione: candidates for admin rights, the point is, partly, that s-body is "mingling" with etwi dbPietadè (talk) 12:11, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done --Darius (talk) 16:41, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * grazio grandiosa, or, how they said in -MMCCC, et cetera. by the way, do U have any clue on the language of the readers of DB art, adding uk and ru refs i bear in mind that this opus opera might be the only source they havePietadè (talk) 18:11, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Comments, so far, are as follows: Just added an illustration, on the "race", on etwi page:etwi General issues, or, whatsoever, the page is Father and Son, and the point is, that for all other users/viewers, etc., except for etwi (as for other ones, don't know) the Fater and Son stand right, for login users they are not, standing/laying right, depends on the "point of view", 'course... Plus, it appears that, e.g., etwi and enwi, are very different "things", though, existing on the same funding.Pietadè (talk) 20:40, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi mate, sorry but I don't get the point "right" ;). The problem here is what display reflects better Ülo Õuna's intentions. I think that, if that is the case, you should contact the editor who uploaded the first image on 2008. If the issue is, however, that the pic is shown laying right for etwiki users, (BTW, the image stands right for me, login in or out) then for some unknown reason the article is linking to the 2008 version of the photo. For your knowledge, I have dealt with the same troubles while uploading images to enwiki. I solved the problem by increasing the size of the pic.--Darius (talk) 22:21, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

A reading.

Just discovered that a piece of mine production is not totally deleted from public space, and here is the address: Il Principe/Valitseja, in case U're interested...

As for links to current time ("Odioso lo fa sopratutto, come io dissi, lo esser rapace, ed usurpatore della roba e delle donne de'sudditi, di che si debbe astenere."), no links?... to my knowledge...;-)/;-F—Pietadè (talk) 13:10, 5 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Fantastic work, Pietadé, sad to see that your Estonian translation of Il Principe is no longer fully available online, hope you can find another website to republish it on the internet in the near future. Best Wishes for 2018.--Darius (talk) 15:27, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXVII, September 2017
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2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election
Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXVIII, October 2017
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The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017
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2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting
As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXL, December 2017
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Ukraine War in Donbass Timeline
Hello I'd like to ask if it would be possible for you to condense the information provided on a daily basis: We know Ukraine and Russia are shooting each other daily but that spam is taking away notice from other events that are occurring that are being posted in the timeline.

So please if you could highlight those events as opposed to daily shelling reports or reduce the spam. The timeline pages for this conflict are far less useful for news then in other conflicts, as an example Syria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CostinRazvan (talk • contribs) 10:04, 21 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi there. First of all, I was unable to find any line or even a single word consistent with unsolicited advertising (i.e. Spam). If you were referring instead to "propaganda", it was already discussed here. You can read my opinion there, but i will repost here what Wikipedia guidelines say about what you call propaganda: "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject."
 * Regarding the "daily shelling reports" they only reflect the official, summarized releases from the military of the two (or three) parties in conflict, namely Ukraine, DNR and LNR. If the info is plenty of detail about weaponry, locations and casualties is just because a mere citation of the number of incidents (daily or weekly) would overlook the full picture, such as the use of banned heavy weapons, armoured vehicles or drones, which make the fighting certainly more intense than a simple exchange of small arms fire or rocket propelled grenades.
 * Someone (not you) has expressed his concern on the issue of readeability. Just as you would not read a dictionary in the same way you read an essay or a novel, you also would not read a timeline or chronology in the same way you read an ordinary article. The reader of this timelines will search a precise date or week for an specific topic (for example: Motorola's assassination, Battle of Debaltseve, fall of Igor Plotnitsky), he will not read it section by section as you usually do with an article about a particular subject. Ah, I almost forget it; "highlighting" is against Wikipedia's spirit: read the first line of the message below "Military history is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. " Darius (talk) 02:20, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

User group for Military Historians
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The Bugle: Issue CXLI, January 2018
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The Bugle: Issue CXLII, February 2018
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FYI, Mountain Meadows Massacre vs Mountain Meadows massacre
FYI, there was a discussion about which is correct here. I appriciate you being bold, but it would be more helpful in this case to discuss why you disagree with consensus rather than unilateral action against consensus with a recent discussion. For the record, I lean MMM but don't really have a dog in this fight, so I'm not taking any of this personally, just pointing you to the fact that this was discussed on the article talk page. Cheers, Dave (talk) 00:47, 6 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Unaware of this, thanks for letting me know, Dave, Best regards.--Darius (talk) 01:04, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah...I was just coming here to say the same thing. The editorial consensus on the page was to MMM which, to me in this case, seems more correct than MMm. I just looked it up to see how the sources state the name and it seems to me that most of them go with MMM (plus just now I was thinking if we were going to alter the order of the words it would be Massacre at Mountain Meadows). Shearonink (talk) 03:19, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Mountain Meadows Massacre is a proper name, just as the Boston Massacre, Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, Wounded Knee Massacre, Boston Tea Party, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American Civil War, Black Hawk War, Fox Wars, American Indian Wars, and Red River Rebellion are all proper names. There is an editorial consensus for the name Mountain Meadows Massacre on its talk page. Jerry Stockton (talk) 13:51, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018
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Question
I don't see why you would remove "sourced data" from the info box. I also do not see how it was not "clean", it organized the forces and had permissible flags used to represent them.

Sincerely, Simon Levchenko (talk) 15:27, 25 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi. See WP:SOVEREIGNFLAG. I want to make clear that while I am not an adamant defender of this particular WP guideline, I think a tidy infobox is the best way to convey a brief preview of the article's content. I have restored all the sourced content you have removed (I guess by accident) in your past edits. Best Regards.--Darius (talk) 17:03, 25 March 2018 (UTC)


 * I see. What if there were to be no flags? Sincerely, Simon Levchenko (talk) 03:50, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive
G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:


 * tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
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A kitten for you!
Thanks for helping on Pete Halat.

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The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018
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Caps
D, I appreciate you working on over-capitalization, but some edits like this one are awkward halfway measures. Take the time to do it right. Dicklyon (talk) 03:49, 21 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Oooops! Thanks for your observations, Dicklyon, I have forgot that the phrase involved two common names, I promise to be more careful next time. Best regards.--Darius (talk) 12:51, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Mar del Plata images
Hello! While looking through files uploaded long ago, I stumbled upon File:Lobo-Banquina.jpg and File:CasaMarplatense-2.jpg which you uploaded over a decade ago. I'm sure both were useful at the time they were uploaded, but sadly they now both sit orphaned. Do you have any planned use for them on any encyclopedia article (in any language)? If so, I'm happy to transfer them to Commons so they can be used more broadly. If not, I will propose them for deletion per WP:NOTHOST (as cleaner images of sea lions and of Mar del Plata now both exist). Let me know what you think! Happy editing! Ajpolino (talk) 03:15, 24 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Ajpolino, thanks for letting me know in advance. No objections, feel free to transfer them to Commons. Best Regards.-- Darius (talk) 22:47, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

ATO/NATO... Face...
Hi there!

Have used FB page (see the image on right) so far, about 3 hrs ago required my all-all² personal data (length of nose etc.), by now the following has appeared... Still nothing relevant on www.mil.gov.ua/news/..., any ideas?—Toivo (talk) 18:38, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

16 mins ago the following appeared:

Слава России!

Добровольцы для защиты Новороссии - Донбасса от про-американской укро-бандеровской агрессии – пишите руководителю РНЕ Александру Баркашову на страницу http://vk.com/ap_barkashov ( или администраторам группы http://vk.com/rne_bel ). Не моложе 23 лет, годные по состоянию здоровья, не имеющие ограничений на выезд с территории РФ. К заявке в друзья делайте приписку ДОБРОВОЛЕЦ. Заявка рассматривается в течение 3-х суток. Оказание материальной помощи — Сбербанк России, номер карты для перевода: 5469 4000 1604 8998

Желающие присоединиться к общественному движению Русское Национальное Единство (РНЕ) в регионах – пишите Сергею Акулинину https://vk.com/s.akulinin72 ( https://vk.com/sergey_akulinin_rne ), в Московском регионе – Святославу Андрееву https://vk.com/id111474768. К заявке в друзья делайте приписку ВСТУПЛЕНИЕ— Pietadè 18:50, 30 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Pietadé, obviously a case of hacking by the association of friends of Zhyrinovsky or something like that ;). Remember also that ATO was terminated today, maybe they are transfering info to another facebook account, and pro-Russian hackers took advantage of the situation. I will keep an eye on this, thanks for letting me know.---Darius (talk) 23:54, 30 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Alternative link found! Прес-центр штабу АТО.---Darius (talk) 01:23, 1 May 2018 (UTC)


 * I guess there will be evening releases at the Ukrainian MoD page at Facebook Сухопутні війська ЗС України---Darius (talk) 01:43, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Seems that "they" have returned to older "infodealing", where a, e.g., tank transfer for say 100€ is a common way of behaviour. So, let's "keep on", whatever that means!!!—Pietadè (talk) 22:07, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * What a pity! I've missed the oportunity of buying at least a rusty T-55 to display it in my old house backyard! (I moved to a smaller house last year) ;). Thanks for the link to Baumgartner's article. Maybe four or five thousand troops don´t make a difference for him. Hope he would not face 400-500 thousands of them in the near future...Darius (talk) 23:14, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

By the way, today was the 1st instance io noted/noticed that "Kubinka database", named “NDR”, or whatever, was down... ("←→", i.e., hacking apparently works both ways, n'case there was a doubt), at first DB inaccessible, then accessible, but not in the strict meaning of the word, and, finally, accessible and readable (today read in Censor.NET mr Avakov stating that the Ukrainian police forces (totalling to ~2,000 persons) shall take Donbass back soon. "foot-ball, policy, wars and deaths")...—Pietadè (talk) 12:21, 8 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I guess they will actually try the Croatian solution, but without NATO support all this mess could end in a Russian invasion, and with a NATO intervention it could end in something worse...so no easy end in sight.Darius (talk) 22:47, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Shall be back in counting killed/fresh meat (...), just in case U're...—Pietadè (talk) 19:29, 12 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Don´t worry, mate, I will always stand by you providing "support fire" ;) ---Darius (talk) 20:11, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Shall we propose to extend the proposed deletion of one article to some others, starting, e.g., from Current events, etc., 'cause WP is not a newspaper, and focus, say on glacial epoch, Ancient Egypt, et cetera, though, there too may be many different interpretations of the subject..., in this case these too have to be deleted... ;-)—Pietadè (talk) 07:27, 29 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Hmmm...I am thinking about and AfD proposal for Waco siege or battle of Vukovar on the basis that I read that stuff on the news as a young guy, it cannot be History! :-D---Darius (talk) 23:21, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi, there, mate!

Поздравляем Украинских танкистов с профессиональным праздником! (Congrats on the nationwide day of Cuban tankmen!)

Just writing to let U know that I'm deliberately waiting with renaming the article till the end of the month (e.g., lazy io am, it seems much pleasant to look at Page views for the whole quarter).—Pietadè (talk) 10:43, 9 September 2018 (UTC)


 * To be brutally frank, I am so tired of being an unpaid online war correspondent that I hope the Ukrainian tankers will be celebrating with a parade all over Novorossiya very soon! (not really yet, and not a realistic solution ;). Thanx for letting me know about the quarter closing, Cheers!---Darius (talk) 20:39, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

So, let's join, the more that З 2019 року зарплата військових зросте на 30% thanks to inflation we shall be paid more, and so far as my senile/teenage eyes determined, we shall be “surrendered” (at least in 2 different senses) by exclusively young and beautiful comrades...— Toivo (talk) 19:17, 15 September 2018 (UTC), by the way, even the Hundred Years' War ended at some point...;-)—Pietadè (talk) 21:17, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Oh, me, looking above (thE womEn io mean...)

The point is that I just "shadowed" you in m'answer to User talk:Onetwothreeip (vedi source); Ooh, Happy New Year! to You! Yours truly Toivo (talk) 22:50, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Hereby letting U to know, that io'll (I do like/amo languages) be back at around tomorrow 6AM, L1 problems...—Pietadè (talk) 18:12, 4 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Nice to hear of you Toivo! Don't worry mate, fortunately I had some time available to do the full-job today ;)--Darius (talk) 18:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank You! —Toivo (talk) 13:36, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Nevermind friend ;)--Darius (talk) 23:14, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIV, May 2018
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Talk:Gerry McGeough
See Talk:Gerry_McGeough. Alekksandr (talk) 13:58, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLVI, June 2018
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The Bugle: Issue CXLVII, July 2018
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks to you, mate, for this undeserved honour. Cheers!.--Darius (talk) 21:36, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Riots
You clearly don't understand how English proper names work - would you put "French revolution" or "English Civil war"? In any case such a move should only be done after proposing it on the talk page, after checking what WP:RS use. And all uses in the article should be updated, not just the one at the start. Johnbod (talk) 13:41, 22 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Don't worry, I will not change "Spanish Civil War" into "Spanish civil war", nor "Second War World" into "Second war world". The way English proper names work, however, is far from being unambiguous. The examples you (and I) provide are exceptions rather than the rule. If you take a time to read MOS:CAPS, you will notice that, besides books' titles and newspapers' headlines, MoS guidelines show preference for small cases. See also  WP:TITLEFORMAT. Regards.---Darius (talk) 14:11, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLVIII, August 2018
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
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Dubrovnik
G’day, can you please add citations for the changes you are making? Currently it is not possible to verify these things are correct. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:50, 1 September 2018 (UTC)


 * ✅ Done. --Darius (talk) 15:56, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIX, September 2018
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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
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The Bugle: Issue CL, October 2018
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The Bugle: Issue CLI, November 2018
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Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
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The Bugle: Issue CLII, December 2018
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Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards
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Two-month timelines
Hi, how about 2-month Russian-Ukrainian war timelines? Smaller files, less references.Toivo (talk) 14:50, 4 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Completely agree, mate ;).Darius (talk) 23:11, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLIII, January 2019
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Casualty sources
When you have the time, your thoughts on the issue here would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. EkoGraf (talk) 23:34, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I will join the discussion as soon as possible. Thank you for let me know the casualties issue. Best regards.Darius (talk) 23:40, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

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Template deletion
Hi, mate,

There is (an ongoing?) discussion on keeping or deleting the the map on the war (see the section on the page); as for me: haven't figured it out (in/for years, by now, as it appears) how to incorporate this into all TWD articles; this (the map, I mean) can be cut down into smaller size, to depict only the war zone; some larger (in amount of letters, io mean, can be reduced to “mouse over function”); any way any thoughts are welcome!—Toivo (talk) 13:08, 8 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Agree with you, Toivo, resizing both map and letters is the best way out, I will give my two cents as soon as possible. Cheers!.---Darius (talk) 00:02, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

And U see, there is a love in the air, spring, anyway; tanks love spring, especially the newer children of this familia...—Pietadè (talk) 23:33, 8 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, Russian tanks love spring, specially since 1968...hope to see no T-14 crushing flowers in Ukraine or elsewhere ;)--Darius (talk) 00:18, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Why so "narrow-mindedly", someone's elephants (Punic), horses (Napoleone, Budyoni, etc.), even pigeons (ISIZ' pigeons (black) attack on, say USS' white pigeons) "love" spring; as for the template in question, the basis stands (and so does the principle of creating media this way; besides, have a copy of this in m'PC (U see, all these locations use real lat/long data)), takes only some³ time, software, knowledge and willingness.—Pietadè (talk) 12:42, 18 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi Toivo, sorry for my belated response, very busy here in day-by-day life. The best general in history was (IMHO since my childhood) old Hannibal; his elephants crossing the Alps are however among the best soldiers (BTW, only one of them, Surus, survived); same thing for Napoleon and his horses. Today's politicians and military chiefs are not certainly the best living animals on earth... :)
 * Geodesy and geodesy-related software are not my strong points, but I hope the module and your copy could be helpful to create a new, improved version of the map. ---Darius (talk) 00:06, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Copied it to my subpage, currently, using 2560×1440 monitor, not too large. ;-)

Currently it seems that the map itself is positioned lower (this can be changed by changing the module, or, better, creating a new one), than the points. Anyway, currently there are “some” examples, so, some decades of intense ICT-training, some practice, and ready we are...;-)—Toivo (talk) 13:58, 31 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Awesome work, Toivo, those years of ICT training really paid off!. As you say, a module adjustment can solve the map position (notable specially regarding coastal points), but I guess that the bulk of the job is already done, congrats!.---Darius (talk) 14:36, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The work is not mine, simply „911“; it is now with the 2nd row as, the deleted vers. had «|width=250caption=y» inside, meaning, incorrect "phrase". Though, not quite sure, has the Mariupol, etc. to be positioned lower, into the sea...—Pietadè (talk) 15:16, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
 * A helluva of work anyway, hope it may be useful to make sense of our daily toponyms across the Donbass...---Darius (talk) 16:29, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

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Muertes argentinas
Jajajaja, desafortunadamente nos encontramos en pérdidas lamentables para nuestra sociedad. Gracias por tu contribución. --LLcentury (talk) 14:10, 25 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Es como los parientes, que no los ves hace 50 años y los encontrás en los velorios, Jajaja! Un abrazo.---Darius (talk) 14:18, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Interview request
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I have sent you a note about a page you started
Hello, DagosNavy

Thank you for creating La Capital (Mar del Plata).

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Hi. Yes, still alive and well. I can provide the info you ask for, an infobox is the next step ahead. Best Regards.--Darius (talk) 04:10, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Tip
Thanks. In any case, I would like to make you aware that (most often) I don't just remove "unsourced content" but "unsourced content" which I also deem "original research" and/or "possibly sourceable but historiographically messy" and/or simply "flat-out wrong". Regards.--Asqueladd (talk) 14:17, 10 January 2020 (UTC)


 * I understand, Asqueladd, best regards and continue with your good work, thanks. ;)--Darius (talk) 16:04, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!
Thank you !

BihacVet (talk) 15:52, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you !
A great thank you DagosNavy !! I am a newbie in WP but I hope I will contribute as much as I can... BihacVet (talk) 09:06, 10 February 2020 (UTC)BihacVet

Concerning a new page I created
Dear Darius

After viewing several pages on Bosnia war, and some pages refering to the Rapid Reaction Force settled in 1995 in Sarajevo, without correct link to the subject, I have taken the initiative of creating a page dedicated to this subject.

The page is here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:UNPROFOR_Rapid_Reaction_Force

It is only a draft, I think it must be improved, but I do think the subject is important enought to be detailled, and I didn't found any other wikipedia source on it.

What do you think of that ? Would you be able to review it or/and push it to an "official" wiki reviewer ?

Best regards

BihacVet (talk) 17:10, 10 February 2020 (UTC)BihacVet


 * - Hi mate, I believe an article about the Rapid Reaction Force is absolutely essential to WP, especially to Military History WikiProject. The RRF had the distinctive feature of being an all-European, full-combat force entirely assembled outside NATO command arrangements. Another peculiarity is that during their deployment, the force was supported by German aircraft in their role of electronic surveillance, in what became the first Luftwaffe combat involvement since WWII.


 * I partially disagree with the reviewer of your draft page. His basic mistake is to intermingle RRF, an independent combat-ready force as mentioned above, with the peacekeeping UNPROFOR (as you know far better than me), even if the RRF was established by UN authorization to protect the peacekeepers around Sarajevo. IMHO, the RRF is quite notable to have an article of their own. (See WP:NOTABILITY).


 * On the other hand, I am convinced that if you add more details on the force actions (shelling of Serbian positions before Deliberate Force, actions during Deliberate Force, Serbian accusations of war crimes, Luftwaffe role et alia), an improved structure (a lede, lead or intro on the fundamental facts plus a "Context" or "Background" section introducing the reader to the military and political situation of Bosnia in 1995 - See WP:PYRAMID) and printed, published tertiary sources, along with a major copyedit, there would be no objections to the creation of this new, badly needed article about the Bosnian War.
 * I am currently busy in day-by-day life, but I can edit the draft (pending your permission) in order to re-submit it. Best Regards.--Darius (talk) 00:04, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

@DagosNavy : Dear Darius,

Thank you very much for your support, mate ! I agree with you concerning the fact that the subject deserves a specific page. One of the main motives would be that there is many references about this operation without correct link (some links pointed on the generic term RRF). I think that the reason this draft has been rejected is that the draft, at the actual stage of developpement, is not strong enought. The good thing is that the subject is interesting and presents a lot of interest in WP. As I have a job and 3 young kids, I am not able to dedicate a lot of time in it each week. Therefore, I think the best next actions would be :


 * developp the draft (thank you for the advices, I agree with them)
 * after a strong improvement of the draft article, ask for support for other contributors (maybe Peacemake67)
 * and then, re-submit it again

Among the missing elements, I do think that is the lack of illustration of forces (I mean pictures) involved, specially Dutch and British. You know the susceptibility of wikipedian.... Of course, you can edit the draft !!! Best regards BihacVet (talk) 10:28, 12 February 2020 (UTC)BihacVet

Proposed deletion of File:Damage report of M1A tank bumper D-24.gif
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Timelines
You're still using at least two sources that are considered unreliable: 112 (.ua and .international) and RT. Otherwise, much better! Thanks for your hard work here. Guy (help!) 12:19, 17 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Guy, thanks for your tip, I will replace the unreliable sources as soon as possible. Best Regards.---Darius (talk) 23:16, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you for creating Raid on Porto Buso.

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Alfred Jodl
Removing a contribution of an accurate proper translation is disruptive. What is your motive? LordAgincourt (talk) 00:16, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * The problem (a minor one, by the way) was the second part of your translation "eternal or everlasting" for a single German world; "ewige". Jodel did not say "ewige oder unvergänglich", do you understand the point?. It's all cool with "salute" instead of "greet". And please, next time write a proper edit summary to simplify things. Thank you.--Darius (talk) 00:35, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Not having to “fight” over nothing would simplify things. I did the exact same thing in Sabotage article and this did not happen. If anyone has a problem they should discuss and not delete others harmless efforts. Thanks 4 explanation. LordAgincourt (talk) 21:32, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Auf Wiedersehen.:)--Darius (talk) 21:37, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Paštrik
Zdravo Admiral, there have been numerous edits and reverts on Battle of Paštrik. Please leave a comment. ty,  Sadkσ  (talk is cheap)  17:11, 26 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Sadko, "Albanian offensive halted" is OK for the "result" entry, well explained by "Nine Myths About Kosovo". All fine for me, I promise to monitor any PoV changes. Best Regards.--Darius (talk) 15:34, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

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Manuel Fernández Silvestre
Dear DagosNavy,

I undid revision #969601307, because, in the text, it has been clearly mentioned that the Mambises were local guerrillas struggling for Cuban independence. No reason to repeat the same things.

Cheers, Shams lnm (talk) 11:50, 1 August 2020 (UTC)


 * All cool, man, it was my mistake, thanks for fixing it. Best regards.--Darius (talk) 14:14, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Many thanks for your kind response; sincerely appreciated. Shams lnm (talk) 14:39, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

"Timeline of the War in Donbass (2020)"
In the article, Timeline of the War in Donbass (2020), I noticed that it had not been updated since June 24th. So, I put in additions to the page with sources, in events which resulted in the death of a combatant or civilian. I also properly sourced the material, and I put multiple sources. Because of this, I would like to ask for further clarification of what violated the rules of this page, or Wikipedia, and why it was taken town, giving me this warning

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:5D92:8010:2D9A:AB6F:9CA7:3F2E (talk) 02:31, 7 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Try WP:SOURCES, WP:OR, WP:NPOV and WP:FAILEDVERIFICATION. Article updated right now, Thank you--Darius (talk) 03:06, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

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Battle of Paštrik
If there is a problem with the outcome of the battle that I edited in, please let us discuss it on talk page (or here). Sources are on my side, and I could not come to consensus with other users who simply ignored what majority of sources, some scholar, have to say. No, it's not original research, I put forward sources that say that KLA did not meet its objectives. I saw you also reverted back the casualties section (back to version which was not supported by sources and I already explained this in detail on my talk page to admin who had no common courtesy to respond ). No, not my second warning, first one was for another article until a person who gave me that warning reverted that article back to my version - and up until today that version remains.

As for Battle of Paštrik, you are simply reverting back to other users versions, not even removing or replacing sources who actually back my outcome of the battle. While doing so, you also deleted one source.

If there are any other problems or questions, I would gladly discuss them with you and sort out any further misunderstanding. Take care. Peervalaa (talk) 15:41, 20 September 2020 (UTC)


 * @Peervalaa Hi Peervalaa.
 * Sorry for repeating the edit war warning, but your attitude was the same, regardless of the article in discussion. My message was related to the Battle of Paštrik.
 * There are a couple of problems with the first cited source (Rebecca Grant's article). First of all, this is a revisionist account of the War in Kosovo, since she is writing about "myths". No major trouble with that, but this implies that there is a mainstream, established opinion among specialists, so her work represents a minority point of view, so using this source without counterbalance is giving a marginal theory undue weight. Second point regarding Grant: her five point (or myth #5) doesn't mention that NATO or the KLA were defeated in operation arrow anywhere. She simply claims that while some areas changed hands, no major gains were claimed by the KLA. what is reflected by the body of the WP article, citing other sources. Grants points out not to the outcome of the KLA offensive in general, which gained a foothole on the strategic Mount Paštrik after all, but in the specific goal of making Serb artillery, vehicles and tanks more vulnerable to NATO aircraft. Even so still there were considerable Serb losses during the offensive. Too little to claim that the overall operation was a complete failure, lest to say a Yugoslav victory. The other website (in Croatian) just makes an strategic analysis of the air campaign as a whole, with no reference to Paštrik itself. Perrit holds that same argument that Grant; the goal of luring major Serb ground forces into a NATO hunting area was not achieved. The other source cites Pentagon spokesman K. H. Bacon remarks: “In Mount Pastrik, the KLA failed to make significant inroads. They're in Kosovo, but they're pinned down." which falls short of acknowledge a defeat or a complete failure. Following these authors, I'am tempted to replace "NATO/KLA defeat" for "NATO/KLA operational failure". There is, however, a good argument for the supporters of the S-word (Stalemate); the operation was never suspended by NATO or the KLA, it was still ongoing by the time of the Kumanovo Agreement. Other two contemporary sources (here and here) also report that the Serbs lost key border locations (Planeja, Bucane and Ljumbrada) and large stretches of the border area northwest of Prizren. Nevertheless, in disputed cases like this, is usual to refer the infobox entry "result" to an "Assessment" or "Aftermath" section by a link, in order to avoid further controversy. Best regards.--Darius (talk) 17:38, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
 * My "attitude" was about the facts and those articles over which I clashed with others remain unchanged and more importantly factual.
 * I would not call her a revisionist or minority author and she did not mention KLA got "defeated" but "creamed", so I put better wording. They gained a foothole and it's not much considering KLA goal was to penetrate kilometers and kilometers deep inside Serbia. And what were those considerable Serb casualties during this offensive? I already answered that question and it's in my edit of article in question. Page 201 of the Croatian article clearly mentions "Operation Arrow" and Mount Paštrik. Yes "the KLA failed to make significant inroads" especially if their goal was to penetrate kilometers deep, like I mentioned. In the end I would be fine with outcome "NATO/KLA operational failure", because that is what it was. I would not take this Guardian article as a reliable source. The other source says in the beginning "KLA failed to achieve all of their objectives". I would not call those stretches "large". Personally, I see more arguments that operation failed, so I'll go with your proposition "NATO/KLA operational failure" to be edited as the end result. Peervalaa (talk) 14:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * @Peervalaa Sorry for removing your last comment, but despite my interest in military history, my talk page is not a battleground ;).
 * "NATO/KLA operational failure" was not my proposed solution, but what I exactly wrote is "I'am tempted to replace "NATO/KLA defeat" for "NATO/KLA operational failure". My proposal was actually to follow WP guidelines by linking the entry for "result" to the section where the assessment about the final outcome is analyzed in deep based upon the available reliable sources.
 * You can't cherry pickering sources by determining whether they or what parts of them are reliable or not at your behest. If a source say "large", the thing is definitely large; our personal judgement doesn't matter here.Darius (talk) 16:21, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * If we are going to be pedantic about it you haven't openly proposed "Assessment" or "Aftermath" section either. No, I don't see that as a good solution. I am simply agreeing with what you said you were tempted to replace. No, I am not cherry picking sources (or calling them "revisionist"), but I do need to know what is "large", compared to what? It's not a personal judgment. I said Guardian article is not a good source, sources which analyze battle later with more available info are better. Peervalaa (talk) 17:06, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Please note
Category:The Troubles in County Armagh is a subcategory of Category:20th century in County Armagh. It is overcategorized to have articles in both....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 23:44, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

Just to be clear I am not implying you caused this overcategorization. I'm just explaining why these categories are being removed....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 00:54, 2 October 2020 (UTC)


 * It's OK, mate, thanks for your tip, best regards--Darius (talk) 12:08, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Another thing- Category:Provisional Irish Republican Army actions is a subcategory of Category:Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland). Anything that is categorized both, like Lichfield gun attack was before I did this edit, are overcategorized. So you will see me doing these fixes too. I just letting you know since you do many 'Troubles' related edits. Merry Christmas....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 15:36, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Armenia/Azerbaijan discretionary sanctions
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 * Don't worry, after 14 years of editing and creating The Troubles related pages I have gathered some expertise on discretionary sanctions. Thanks a lot for your message.Darius (talk) 17:00, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

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Icelandic Coast Guard
I am sorry for misidentifying your edit to Icelandic Coast Guard as vandalism. I revert so many attempts at vandalism that I misread the context of your edit in haste. You were noting that a particular vessel was named after a Norse god known for troll slaying. I misread your edit and thought you were implying that the vessel itself was intended for troll slaying. Stefán Örvar Sigmundsson (talk) 18:03, 12 December 2020 (UTC)


 * No problem, Stefán, I myself have made a lot of mistakes while dealing with vandalism. Happy editing!.Darius (talk) 20:05, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

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Help required
Dear DagosNavy, I have some problems on a the maintenance of military history page, I would like to submit it to you. Would you help me on this subject ? It would be very kind of you ? Regards BihacVet — Preceding unsigned comment added by BihacVet (talk • contribs) 15:04, 12 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi nice to hear from you. Tell me about the problems, not exactly an expert in these things, but I hope I can help.Darius (talk) 20:15, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

The subject is delicate, could we talk by private message ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BihacVet (talk • contribs) 21:51, 12 February 2021 (UTC)


 * No problem mate, somewhat busy in the next hours, but you can email me via Page tools.Darius (talk) 22:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the link, I am still new into Wiki and didn't know this resource. I will mail you (sorry, little bit busy with family and work) Hello Darius. I have emailed you. Regards.. Emmanuel — Preceding unsigned comment added by BihacVet (talk • contribs) 22:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi BihacVet, received your email and reading it right now. I am thinking possible solutions to the issue, stay tuned;)Darius (talk) 22:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

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The Troubles in Ireland & England
Hi, I really enjoy & admire your work on The Troubles, I've had to create multiple accounts because I've forgotten my password several times & one time my account was called a sock puppet because of this confusion. My usernames were TommySocialist & TDV123. All I want to do is create the best & most accurate account of the Troubles. I can't understand why I'm being excluded especially by User:FDW777 who want even answer me, he just ruins my pages, look On the Balcombe Street Gang my proudest page, this is what it used to look like   https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balcombe_Street_Gang&diff=933528131&oldid=933524321

now it looks likes this, destroyed by User:FDW777 And I don't know why? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balcombe_Street_Gang&diff=1007369720&oldid=1007367188

And I've also created all these pages plus about a dozen other: *Irish National Liberation Army Belfast Brigade


 * Divis Flats bombing 1982
 * RTÉ bombing
 * Newry killings
 * Red Lion Pub bombing
 * Battle of Lenadoon
 * Imperial Hotel bombing
 * Belturbet bombing
 * New Lodge Six shooting
 * Honey Trap killings
 * Rose & Crown Bar bombing
 * Conway's attack
 * Mountainview Tavern attack
 * Bleary Darts Club shooting
 * Strand Bar bombing
 * Forkhill attack
 * October 1975 attacks
 * Donnelly's Bar and Kay's Tavern attacks
 * Central Bar bombing

Jesus, this taking ages & I'm only pages from the mid 70's


 * Castleblayney bombing
 * Step Inn bombing - I'm not 100% sure if I did this one but I remembering editing it a good bit
 * Charlemont pub attacks
 * Store Bar shooting
 * Garryhinch ambush
 * Crossmaglen ambush
 * Dungannon attack

80's


 * Bessbrook attack
 * Ballygawley land mine attack
 * Divis Flats bombing 1982
 * Darkley killings
 * Kesh ambush
 * Gransha shootings
 * Strabane ambush
 * Enniskillen mortar attack
 * The Birches barracks attack
 * Rosnaree Hotel shooting
 * Orange Cross Social Club shooting

90's


 * Drumbeg killings
 * Craigavon killings
 * Crumlin Road Prison bombing
 * Donegall Arms shooting
 * Devenish Arms attack
 * Night of the Long KnivesIRA purge IPLO
 * 1994 Shankill Road killings
 * Dublin-Belfast train bombing
 * Newtownhamilton bombing

England


 * Old Bailey bombing
 * King's Cross & Euston bombings
 * Brook's bombing
 * Harrow bombing
 * Talbot Arms bombing
 * Telephone Exchange bombings
 * Oxford St bombing
 * Carlton Tower and Portman Hotel shootings
 * Caterham bombing
 * Piccadilly bombing
 * Scott's bombing
 * Walton's bombing
 * Airey Neave killing

80's


 * Chelsea Barracks bombing
 * 1988 Netherlands attacks
 * Inglis Barracks bombing
 * Clive Barracks bombing

90's


 * Lichfield shooting
 * Paddington & Victoria bombings
 * London Bridge bombing
 * Finchley Rd bombings
 * Heathrow attacks

Europe


 * Rheindahlen bombing (W Germany)
 * 1988 Netherlands attacks

And I thank you for the edits you made to these pages. You really know what your talking about. Are you or FDW77 mods or admins? How can he just destroy pages?

Here's my Y'T about the Troubles in case your interested? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGD1qiNcJrg__h7cpNbTyw

Please reply, thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shane The Provo (talk • contribs) 20:46, 22 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Shane, thanks for your appreciation, and kudos to you for your YouTube channel, I' am already a frequent visitor there, and I have suscribed sometime ago!. The image on the "Operation Conservation" infobox is also taken from your channel, thanks a lot! Regarding WP issues, I guess you should try to recover the original passwords instead of creating multiple accounts, this is an advised-against practice. I remember that you were a very useful and active editor of Troubles-related articles as "TommySocialist", it's a pity if you can't recover this account. I have no time, no interest in becoming administrator. I don´t know if FDW777 is an administrator, but he has also done a lot of good and hard work on The Troubles topic, he even tried to get the Good Article status for the page on "Provisional Irish Republican Army". Don´t worry about his major clean up on the "Balcombe Street Gang"; it is in line with Wikipedia policies and guidelines, specially those related to sources and citations. You can restore the entries you considered that had been improperly removed by adding reliable sources, I offer my assistance if you want. Best Regards.  Darius (talk) 23:45, 22 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Wow, thanks very much for such a fast reply.

Wow, I just seen the image on the Operation Conservation article for the first time that's great, the article is a fascinating British/IRA engagement & a great read on here. Is there any other info boxes that could you insert images from 1985 - 1990 on my channel like Attack on Ballygawley barracks or the Attack on RUC Birches barracks or anything like that? It's cool if you can't. I'm a Republican, but I always try to be fair, I don't think I've ever used the word "terrorist" when creating Loyalist articles because I believe it's just a propaganda term. Very glad you like the YT channel, but I'm not uploading to that one anymore, like I said all my passwords for basically everything were gone when my Laptop broke, even had to get a new FB account. This is my new YT channel, I've already uploaded a fair amount to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ6w3PR0b8E I'm creating a Draft at the moment for the "Castlewellan landmine attack 1980" when the IRA killed three UDR soldiers & injured four others in a landmine attack at Burrenbridge near Castlewellan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Castlewellan_landmine_attack_1980 I don't know if you'll like it or not but let us know what ya think, I still have a bit to fill in, in the Background & Aftermath section. Thank you very much for all the advise. User:Shane The Provo (talk) 03:28 24/03/2021 (UTC)


 * I'm not going to waste time discussing anything with sockpuppets, but I'll explain for the benefit of DagosNavy.


 * The Balcombe Street Gang are four living people. As such, the article is subject to WP:BLP specifically WP:BLPCRIME which says that a living person (any member of the Balcombe Street Gang) accused of a crime is innocent until proven guillty. As detailed at Talk:Balcombe Street Gang, the inclusion of a long list of incidents for which the Balcombe Street Gang have not been convicted is not acceptable. An author saying they were responsible for any incident(s) is irrelevant, as I have proven on at least one occasion an author has said they were responsible for a particular incident despite them being acquitted for that particular incident. Incidents fall into one of the following categories.
 * Incidents the Balcombe Street Gang were never charged with.
 * Incidents the Balcombe Street Gang were never charged with, but admitted responsibility for at trial (Guildford/Woolwich)
 * Incidents the Balcombe Street Gang were charged with, but charges were dropped before the trial
 * Incidents the Balcombe Street Gang were charged with, but acquitted at trial (according to a reference, they were acquitted on 26 charges out of the 100 total)
 * Incidents the Balcombe Street Gang were charged with, and convicted of at trial
 * As the talk page shows, I have done my best to discover which incident falls into which category and can be included, but it is difficult to find an exact list of what they were actually convicted of. My belief is that, when I have time to actually do it, the timeline should simply be removed from the article completely and replaced by a summary. FDW777 (talk) 15:47, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry for my late reply, and thank you for making me aware of the BLP violations in this particular article. In this case I am also in favour of a summary instead of the cumbersome job of finding which incidents ended in convictions and which not. Best Regards.Darius (talk) 21:06, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * It's no problem. Just in case you haven't looked too closely into the sockpuppet's claims, first of all Tdv123's block log shows they were indefinitely blocked for copyright violations, then had their talk page access revoked for posting copyright violations there while blocked. Then TommySocialist's block log shows a further short block for copyright violations, then an indefinite block for sockpuppetry a few days later. There is no confusion regarding lost passwords, their current situation is 100% caused by block evasion. Should they bother to read this, I suggest they wait six months and ask for the standard offer. FDW777 (talk) 21:28, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Scylla
Thanks for the edits, I wouldn't have chased up the online article if you hadn't. I'm going to add something about the MTBs in the Background or Prelude (why they were there, tactics etc) to justify 3rd level headers and carry on untangling the Aftermath etc. Pope is surprisingly modern in remembering that the Italians were there and giving the gist of their version of the action, not bad for 1950. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 13:41, 31 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks to you for copy-editing the article, a mention to the MTB flotilla at Augusta in the "Prelude" will improve the article a lot. Agree with you on Pope, sources until to say the 1980s, used to disregard those actions where the Italian Navy got the upper hand.Darius (talk) 20:27, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

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New articles
Hi I saw your page and thought you might be interested in what I'm up to here on Wikipedia. I'm still a bit of a newbie to the whole article creation process but I'm all about trying to get pages for some of the forgotten Irish Republicans. After many many months I've been able to get a couple of pages published: Eoin McNamee (Irish republican) (my page was completely changed...except for the last line), Thomas Harte (Irish Republican) and Patrick McGrath (Irish Republican).

I've just submitted two more pages: Seamus Woods and Jack McNeela (Irish Republican). When you get a chance please take a look at them and let me know what you think...I've always tried to keep a very neutral tone.

Im now going to work on the two remaining men who died on hunger strikes who don't have pages - Joe Whitty (1923) and Andy O'Sullivan (1923). Very little info exists on these men.

Thanks very much. Palisades1 (talk) 16:40, 17 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Palisades1, thanks for thinking of me for the review, I will have a look into the bios as soon as possible. Good work, and best regards.Darius (talk) 20:28, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Darius. I've just submitted short articles on the two remaining Irish Republicans who died on hunger strike Joe Whitty (1923) and Andy O'Sullivan (1923). If these articles are accepted each of the 22 men will have an article. If you have some time please take a look at the articles and let me know what you think. Thanks very much Palisades1 (talk) 17:17, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!
Thanks for this undeserved honour, I truly appreciate it. Cheers!--Darius (talk) 13:32, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

William Dickson
Hi Darius, I see you have added some sources to the Dickson article. I wonder if you could tell me a little bit about the Howgego source, what does it say about Dickson?

I can see most of the first Berhardson quote, and I think that source falls a little short of WP:SIGCOV. Am I right in thinking the mention of Dickson on p.191 is just those two sentences and that 195 is just mentioning him as being present in the colony?

Just checking this because if there are a couple of paragraphs on Dickson anywhere, then the AfD is unnecessary.

Saludos. --Boynamedsue (talk) 22:28, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

p.s. Che, me sorprende que te dejan tener este nombre de usuario... :) Boynamedsue (talk) 22:29, 10 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Un gusto. I have to acknowledge that Howgego makes only a passing mention of our dear Dickson, so no significant coverage there. I found, however, a long comment and review of Dickson's log in Tesler (pp. 250 and ff.) and a short but significative statement on his diary in Caillet-Bois. I guess there is a substantial coverage of Dickson's role in the islands' colonization in both authors, especially in Tesler's analysis of the storekeeper's log.Darius (talk) 23:03, 10 June 2021 (UTC)


 * PS: Jajaja! No te creas, un par de yanquis me ladró y los puse en vereda... :) Lo que pasa es que ya estoy veterano, vengo de la época anterior a la corrección política, que querés ;) Saludos desde Mardel.Darius (talk) 23:03, 10 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Ok, so the Tesler reference to the diary is a longish paragraph? If he also discusses Dickson being given the flag and mentions his death (from memory he does both those things) then that might be WP:SIGCOV. I've seen WCM argue that Tesler is not a reliable source in various places, and with some justification, but it might be valid for notability if we consider him an opinionated source.


 * Eso es muy típico del actitud yanqui...si no pensás exactamente como pensamos nosotros el racista sos vos! Pero los ingleses somos iguales a veces... no sé si te habrás fijado en el escándalo del futbolista uruguayo castigado por llamarle "negrito" a su amigo el negrito, que ni era negro. El jugador era del Manchester United, y por lo tanto la situación me hacía mucha gracia, pero aún así...
 * saludos desde Liverpool Boynamedsue (talk) 06:23, 11 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Tesler is basically a 1970s revisionist, and considers Rivero a "patriot". Nevertheless, our concern here is notability, and his treatment of Dickson's issue seems to be quite substantial (an unbiased). I am open, however, to remove Tesler as a source if there is consensus that he is not reliable. Yup, he mentions both the flag issue and his murder. Tesler also describes the circumstances leading to the Gaucho Murders by following Dickson's timeline, and quoting (and commenting) his log on several occasions from page 250 to page 254 at least. In the page 320 Tesler also cites (and quotes) a letter he wrote to Vernet in January, reporting the situation at Port Louis after the British landing.
 * Si, me acuerdo lo de Cavani, jajaja! acá (creo que la costumbre nació en Córdoba) le dicen "negro" a todo el mundo, (así como en inglés le decís a tu amigos "champs" o "folks") y esto aunque el tipo sea rubio y más blanco que la leche! Liverpool...yo nací justo después que "The Beatles" se separaron, pero aún así los escuchaba en mi adolescencia (y a Paul y John como solistas). Y por supuesto "The Police", "The Clash", "Yes" y los más grandes de todos, "Queen" de la mano del inolvidable Freddie. No pierdo la esperanza de viajar un día y conocer personalmente "The Cavern", un abrazo.Darius (talk) 13:08, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't worry about removing the source. I suspect it will get removed at some point, but I checked the RS noticeboard and there appears to be no discussion of Tesler there so you are within your rights to add it. I will link this discussion on the RfC and withdraw it.
 * Curiosamente existe también la practica de llamarse "negre" y "negresse" entre los blancos francófonos Luisiana, sobre todo cuando se refiere a la pareja... una de las canciones mas conocidas de la musica cajun se llama "ma negresse" pero la tenían que publicar bajo el titulo "Pine Grove Blues" por que se consideraba la palabra demasiado fuerte incluso en los 50.
 * Que casualidad! Mi hija ha actuado en el cavern con su grupo de teatro musical. Es un local que merece la pena, pero desafortunadamente no es el mismo "cavern" donde actuaron los Beatles, este fue demolido para construir un sistema de ventilación para el metro... aun así existen todavía varios boliches en que tocaban. Si algún dia llegás a este lado del charco, mandáme un mensaje y tomamos una cerveza en Liverpool. Boynamedsue (talk) 07:54, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for withdrawing the AfD proposal, I guess Tesler treatment of Dickson's log is enough for notability. Just in case somebody come out in the near future claiming that Tesler is a NR source, Caillet Bois et alia make a similar analysis (from a quite different point of view) of Dickson and his diary.
 * Otra casualidad; ya que nombrás a lo scajoun o creóles de Louisiana...anteayer cuando leí tu mensaje en castellano, creí que eras argentino :); resulta que hace mas de veinte años le pasó lo mismo a un amigo mío que estudiaba en USA, y justamente con un creóle de Lousiana, casado con una chica de Buenos Aires! El tipo había vivido acá, y hablaba en lunfardo mejor que nosotros, porque el uso del lunfardo no es muy común entre los que no somos porteños.
 * Si, sabía que al club original lo habían demolido, es una pena que no se haya conservado tal cual. Tomo tu promesa de invitarme a tomar una ale o una lager, según tu preferencia. Un abrazo a la distancia. Darius (talk) 15:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Mi preferencia es siempre un ale! Un abrazo. Boynamedsue (talk) 04:48, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Hola Darius,

Argentine revisionist sources were acknowledged as unreliable by Arbcom following the Argentine history case. There are also a couple of threads at WP:RSN that discuss their unreliability. I think it best if we use Ricardo Caillet-Bois or even Ernesto Fitte. Whilst members of the National Academy naturally express a pro-Argentine bias, they respect standards of academic accuracy. Un abrazo. WCM email 08:32, 14 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi J, not only it's OK to remove Tesler, I frankly dislike all argentine revisionists! :) I am not sure whether Caillet-Bois makes an in-depth analysis of Dickson's log, but the mere quotation of the whole diary as a document is enough for notability, I guess. I did not read Fitte yet. Thanks friend, Un abrazo para vos también. Darius (talk) 12:04, 14 June 2021 (UTC)


 * No worries, I'll look up the Fitte reference for you, feel free to nag me if I forget. WCM email 12:53, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

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Two Irish Republican pages
Hi Darius - back in April you were kind enough to look at a page I was trying to get approved. Since then I've gotten a few approved and now have two more...I may give up after this!

The pages on Joe Whitty and Seamus Woods were not approved and I've redone them both. The page on Whitty was difficult to find info on the 19 year old independent hunger striker. Whitty is the last of the 22 Irish men who died on hunger strike in the 20th century without a page.

The Seamus Woods story was far easier to redo as he was a major leader in the IRA and Free State army.

If you have a chance could you please take a look at the two pages and let me know what you think?

Thanks a lot.Palisades1 (talk) 23:13, 1 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi. First of all, congrats for your good work on Irish Republican bios, I am glad that a number of them have been finally approved. Regarding the two drafts you are about to submit, I was taking a look, and this is what I can say:


 * Seamus Woods: As you said, notability is not an issue, since Woods was a major anti-treaty IRA figure. The draft in its current status is well sourced, with a majority of bibliographical citations and two from well-known Irish newspapers, so regarding references the business is done (IMHO).


 * If you ask me about what changes I would introduce, I would say that the headings should be more concise. For example, the first heading could read just "Background", its scope being from early life to 1921. I found something interesting for you in order to add content to this section: try here. The book is "The Men Will Talk to Me: Ernie O’Malley’s Interviews with the Northern Divisions", a collection of interviews with the leaders of the northern brigades at the time. The second heading (shortened to "Northern Ireland Third Division") can include Woods' activities from March 1922 to internment. There should be more info (even if obvious) on Woods actitude towards partition. Third heading can read just "Collapse of Northern IRA" (the paragraph from the killing of Collins to the hunger strike on HMS Argenta), and fourth and last simply "Later life", including his service on the Free State army, retirement and his death in 1978.


 * Joseph Witty: While not a lose cause, I found hard to defend notability. Maybe helpful a source to stress the fact that he was (I guess) the youngest Republican who died in a hunger strike, or to reflect in the lede the Free State "news embargo" at the time of Whitty death. I have a couple of books whose subject is the Irish Civil War, and, as the rest of authors, there are just passing mentions of Woods and no mention at all in the case of Whitty. I found that he was a native of Wexford. This bio is badly needed of further sources, consider the use of newspapers files.


 * I hope to have been helpful, feel free to ask me for another review once you judge the articles are ready.Darius (talk) 17:52, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

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Semiprotection
Hi, DagosNavy. Since a dynamic IP is harassing you, I've semi'd this page for a week. Please let me know if you'd rather not have it protected. Bishonen &#x7C; tålk 08:55, 10 September 2021 (UTC).


 * Hi Bishonen, It's ok to keep the page semiprotected as long as this IP user refuses to get the point, thank you very much, and best regards.Darius (talk) 11:44, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

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